Rotherham United are close to securing the services of Ranger’s winger Jake Hastie.
Hastie joined Rangers from Motherwell earlier this summer but he is not currently in Steven Gerrard’s first-team plans. In order to get regular football, the 20-year-old is going on loan to The Millers.
The Scotland under-21 international is low down the pecking order at Ibrox with Sheyi Ojo and Jordan Jones ahead of him. It is thought League One will be the perfect place for him to develop his talents.
He has been described by Jim Goodwin, his manager during his time at Alloa Athletic:
“He’s got a lot of great attributes,” Goodwin says. “He’s got blistering pace, he’s six foot plus, and he’s very good in the one-versus- one situations, and he’s got a good final ball as well. I think the modern-day game is about high energy, high tempo. The top players now are all really quick and Jake’s got that in abundance. He’s got to work hard now at other parts of his game as well.”
“I played him wide left, I think in those one-on-one situations once he knocks it by the full-back, it’s very difficult to catch him. But [Motherwell manager] Stephen Robinson played him coming in off the right on to his left foot, and he scored some fantastic goals, showing what a good shot he has on him as well.”
Rotherham hope to get a deal done before the transfer deadline on Monday.