“Cash-in” – Plymouth facing Morgan Whittaker dilemma amid Rangers, Wolves, Brentford interest
This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…
Morgan Whittaker is a target for Rangers this summer, with Plymouth Argyle likely to be tested multiple times with bids for their star player from across Europe.
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The winger has been the subject of interest from Scottish side Rangers previously, with the latest from the Daily Record revealing that the Scottish giants had seen a bid in excess of £7 million rejected for Plymouth’s attacker.
As well as Rangers rekindling their interest in Whittaker in this transfer window, there are other sides showing interest in signing the 23-year-old.
It was also reported by Football Insider recently that Premier League duo Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford are ready to battle to sign the winger, alongside the likes of VfB Stuttgart and Celta Vigo.
Serie A giants Lazio have also reignited their interest in the player after seeing a £8.5 million bid turned down by Plymouth in the January transfer window.
The club’s hopes of beating the drop may depend on whether they are able to keep hold of Whittaker, who has been a shining light for the side ever since he joined the club from Swansea City on an initial loan basis.
Here, we ask our FLW writers their verdict on whether Whittaker will stay or go this summer, following the reveal that Rangers are keen to sign the forward.
Whittaker has the quality to be a huge differential in the final third, and is a match-winner at his absolute best for Plymouth. In some ways, that is priceless, as shown in January when they fended off interest and secured survival.
There was plenty from Brentford, Fulham, and Lazio in the January transfer window, with Plymouth swiftly moving to stick a £15 million price tag on his head, in the hope of deterring any would-be suitors for the former Swansea City man.
The forward netted 19 times for the Pilgrims as they retained their place in the Championship on the final day of the previous campaign, with another eight assists seeing him register an incredibly impressive 27 goal contributions for the season in all competitions.
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