Rangers would have stumped up cash if they really wanted me, says Hearts winger.

[pete 2,499]

Rangers would have stumped up cash if they really wanted me, says Hearts winger Jamie Walker

 

The Hearts star was linked with a move all summer but Rangers failed to agree a deal.

 

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Jamie Walker believes if Rangers had really wanted him they’d have stumped up the cash.

 

The Hearts winger has admitted for the first time that he was open to an Ibrox move when Gers attempted to do a deal with the Jambos for his services.

 

MailSport understands that Hearts were willing to accept a packaged bid for Walker of around £600,000.

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But Rangers failed to meet that on deadline day and any potential deal was off.

 

The 24-year-old is now thriving again in Craig Levein’s side and will be allowed to speak to other clubs in January about his future.

 

Walker told Mailsport: “Let’s not kid ourselves, Rangers are a massive club and of course, it was on my mind.

 

“But I’ve got seven months left on my contract and it’s up to me to play well and maybe get an even bigger move.

 

“On the last day of the window, I wasn’t sitting expecting it to happen. I knew Rangers were possibly going to come back in.

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“But if they really wanted me I think they’d have put down the money.

 

“It’s a massive club and if it doesn’t happen, I can still go on to bigger and better things.

 

“Rangers aren’t the be-all and end-all. It’s up to me to show what I can do and maybe get something better.

 

“In January I might have a few offers. I’ll be a free agent and if I’m playing well enough, there might be a decision to be made.”

 

Incredibly, Walker hasn’t ruled out staying at Tynecastle beyond his 
current deal.

 

It’s unlikely after he rejected a new contract which would have made him the highest paid player at Hearts - and several clubs are already interested in his services.

 

But Walker revealed he’ll speak to Hearts, as well as his agent and family, to discuss where his future lies.

 

Now the winger wants to recapture the form which attracted interest from Rangers last year by finding the back of the net again.

 

He said: “You never know what might happen in January or the summer.

 

“I’ll sit down with the people closest to me and assess any options I have.

 

“But if Hearts came to me with what I felt was a better offer, maybe I’d stay.

 

“I’m an ambitious player. I just want the best for myself and my family – and to play at the highest level I can.

 

“It has been poor from me over the last few months so I need to get back to where I was last year, which was scoring goals most weeks.”

httpwww.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-would-stumped-up-cash-11305366

 

Sorry I clicked before looking at the source.

[calscot 0]

It could be said, if he REALLY wanted to go to Rangers he could have offered to take less pay to make up the shortfall... But he FAILED to do that. Be he's certainly not the BE ALL AND END ALL, and maybe Rangers can get someone BETTER...

 

The guy just sounds greedy and not very bright, he's making sure that nobody likes him. But typical anti-Rangers spin from the usual haters.

[Dragosani 60]

If he spoked to the mail, like all good tabloid journalist, he would have been asked leading questions. He’s a young lad that’s going to have the world on his plate( well at least in January). Plus, the bit about “mailsport, understands” says it all.

[StuGers 477]

He wasn't worth what Hearts were asking for. It's as simple as that. No SPFL player on the last year of their contract is worth £1m.

[stewarty 1,876]

Sounds like he's trying to appease the Hearts support with those comments. Suspect the nod has been given that we'll either come back for him in January, possibly initial under a pre-contract, but possibly straight away once Hearts look at their cashflow to fund Levein's spending.

[Bill 13,717]

Looks like another contrived and pointless DR article. Not worth a second thought.

[der Berliner 3,247]

I can't say I have seen much of Walker thus far. But what I have seen of our "utility fullback" Declan John is starting to convince me that it was a good idea not to throw daft money at Hearts. And obviously, we can talk to John in January about a permanent deal in the summer too ...

[aweebluesoandso 290]

If he doesn't want to come in a pre-contract in January, ok then. Does he play for Scotland, no that that's saying much these days? Anyway not bothered either way.