Beale sticks Kamara into insolation as he tries to force former Juventus target out of Ibrox

Micky Beale has sent Glen Kamara into solo training in a bid to force the midfielder out of Ibrox.

Rumours of interest from Besiktas and Leeds United have turned out to be wishful thinking with the former Dundee star as desirable as Alfredo Morelos or Ryan Kent.

Not too long ago Steven Gerrard was discussing interest from Juventus but now into his fifth year at Ibrox it looks like the Finnish internationalist has lost his desire to play.

Without being involved in any pre-season matches there is unlikely to be a rush of interest in Kamara with a loan deal towards the end of the transfer window the most likely option.

Beale told The Sun:

Glen was obviously given an extended break at the end of the season due to internationals, then he’s had a sickness problem which has run on. He’s training in isolation just now, not with the group, trying to get himself up to speed.

There’s a lot in the background with Glen as well, with different enquiries and him talking to different people. So it’s best that he’s to the side of the group. I’ve got no issues with him on a personal level — it’s a conversation we had a good few months ago

A good few months ago, on February 26 Kamara was in Beale’s Starting XI at Hampden for the Viaplay Cup Final against Celtic with Todd Cantwell and Nico Raskin on the bench.

The former Dundee star is under contract until May 2025 after signing a deal under Beale’s boss Steven Gerrard.

Back in December Beale was singing a very different tune, asked about transfer speculation ahead of the January window he told Football Scotland:

In terms of the speculation, I think some of the clubs that are after him, in my opinion, the best version of Glen is too good to play for them. If the real Glen Kamara plays football, there will always be teams who want him.

For the last few months for whatever reason, he’s not always performed at the levels he can and he’s not always played as a starting player.

I watched back the game with Leipzig the other day and he gets a half-assist for the first goal in that game and obviously scores the second, so I know how good Glen is.

We have a fantastic relationship that goes back a long, long way and I’d always want him to be in a Rangers team that I was watching or I was coaching.

Seven months later it seems that Beale has had a change of mind.

So far Antonio Colak is the only player that Beale has managed to sell, after a day trip to Turkey Scott Wright returned to the comfort of Ibrox and the two remaining years on his contract.

? Gerrard on Glen Kamara:

“We haven’t heard anything from Juventus but it wouldn’t surprise me if there were top clubs looking at Glen.

“He was outstanding, lovely to watch. Being a midfielder myself I really admire his bodywork and his shape, the way he receives the ball”. pic.twitter.com/cNM4zI0AZf

— Clyde 1 Superscoreboard (@ClydeSSB) December 1, 2019