Falkirk manager Ray McKinnon thinks on-loan striker Zak Rudden will prove he has what it takes to make the grade at Rangers – and insists the 11-goal striker “has everything” in his locker.
Rudden joined the Bairns on loan earlier in the season and has impressed as they try to avoid relegation to League One.
McKinnon expects the teenager to only improve as he gets older as he hailed him impact with the Championship side.
“Zak has been excellent for a young kid and he’s only going to get better as he gets older,” McKinnon told the Falkirk Herald.
“He still has a lot to learn but his contribution has been phenomenal – his work rate, his goals, he’s a great kid around the dressing room – he has everything.
“He will prove himself over the next two years make no bones about it. I honestly think he can make it at Rangers. He is an out and out goal scorer and has a fantastic work rate but he comes alive in the box.”
Rudden is yet to make his competitive first-team debut for the Gers but has been involved with the senior side.
The striker isn’t afraid to put himself about and really impressed in Graeme Murty’s under-20 side over the previous two seasons.
With more first-team football under his belt, he’s doing everything right to force his way into Steven Gerrard’s plans when he returns to Ibrox in the summer.
Bairns fans will be hoping before he does that, he fires them to safety in the Championship.