Rangers boss Steven Gerrard says Glen Kamara's deadline day arrival is 'a big bonus'
Friday 1 February 2019 16:02, UK
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has described the early arrival of Glen Kamara as a major bonus but the Finn is not in contention for Saturday's match against St Mirren.
The midfielder had signed a pre-contract in early January but Rangers sealed a deal with Dundee in the final hours on transfer deadline day to hasten his move.
Gerrard said: "It's a bonus for us. It's another excellent player who can join our squad and it certainly makes us become stronger.
"Even (Thursday) afternoon I thought we were going to have to wait until the summer and we were prepared to wait, but when I got the call it was obviously a very nice phone call and a big bonus for myself."
But the 23-year-old former Arsenal player will not make his debut against Premiership bottom club St Mirren at Ibrox on Saturday.
"He hasn't done much over the past three weeks," Gerrard said.
"He's had no game time and he hasn't really trained much. We will build him up to get him up to speed, but you can see in training the quality is there to see.
"I love my midfield players who play with their head up, who look to pass forward and make things happen, and I like my midfielders to win the ball back and be aggressive.
"We believe we can help Glen improve and find the next level but the coaches he has had previously have done a fantastic job."
