Steven Gerrard is tipping Calvin Bassey to make a bigger impression that Jake Hastie, Brandon Barker, Greg Stewart, Sheyi Ojo and Jordan Jones next season.
Leicester were delighted to pick up £230,000 for the unused defender as he followed Joe Dodoo and Andy King from the Midlands to Ibrox.
With Andy Halliday dumped at the end of his contract Gerrard was looking for a utility man with Bassey hitting all the right notes in the Recruitment Profile
Gerrard brought in Hastie, Barker, Ojo, Stewart and Jones to stop Celtic winning 9-in-a-row with the versatile Bassey snapped up to stop the hoops from reaching double figures.
Calvin is going to surprise a few people. Not many people know the name but we have tracked him for some time.
We’ve watched him a lot and he’s a fantastic talent. He’s big, strong, quick and aggressive. He’s excellent in one v one situations.
Calvin can play in two or three different positions and always has a smile on his face.
He is your modern-day, powerful full-back. I’m looking forward to seeing how people take to him. I think when they’ve watched him quite a bit, they’ll be as excited as I am
Bassey was a regular in Leicester’s u-23 side but has yet to play a minute of senior football.