{"id":157449,"date":"2025-04-01T20:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/scotland-balogun-must-leave-rangers-this-summer-ferguson"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:38:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:38:52","slug":"scotland-balogun-must-leave-rangers-this-summer-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/scotland-balogun-must-leave-rangers-this-summer-ferguson","title":{"rendered":"Scotland: Balogun must leave Rangers this summer \u2013 Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Rangers midfielder Derek Ferguson insists Leon Balogun should leave the club at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun is in the final months of his contract with the Light Blues.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old has expressed his desire to stay at Ibrox beyond this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson, however, warned Rangers against offering the centre-back a new contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019ll be off. He\u2019s done terrifically well since coming back in, but he\u2019s 36 and injury-prone.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a good player, but is he someone Rangers should be looking to tie down? No. He\u2019s done well across two spells, but no, it\u2019s time for Leon to look elsewhere,\u201d Ferguson told Ibrox News.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun had his first spell with Rangers from 2020 to 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian returned to Ibrox in 2023 and signed a one-year contract extension last summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Rangers midfielder Derek Ferguson insists Leon Balogun should leave the club at the end of the season. Balogun is in the final months of his contract with the Light Blues. The 36-year-old has expressed his desire to stay at Ibrox beyond this summer. 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