Rising Riyadh-based independent studio Telfaz11 and newly launched UK distribution label Metis Films are partnering to release Saudi hit Mandoob in the UK and Ireland.
27.04.2024 - 10:49 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Derek Ferguson has warned Rangers captain James Tavernier he must learn from Jordan Henderson and his Saudi Pro League misstep.
Tavernier and Connor Goldson are on Steven Gerrard's radar this summer as he looks to take the Ibrox stalwarts to Al-Ettifaq. The cash-rich club have splashed out on bringing the likes of Gini Wijnaldum, Demarai Gray, Jack Hendry and Moussa Dembele to the Middle East since the arrival of the Liverpool legend - and a raid of the Scottish Premiership club could kick off another summer of spending.
But Ferguson reckons that the warning signs are already there for Tavernier and Goldson after England international Henderson's nightmare spell in Saudi having been drafted in from Anfield by Gerrard last summer. After failing to settle, the experienced midfielder cut short his spell at Ettifaq and returned to Europe as he penned a contract with Ajax just six months later.
And Ferguson reckons that there could be similarities between the potential move for the Ibrox skipper. However, he concedes that if a big-money offer comes in for the right-back Rangers will have to consider it.
He told Open Goal: “I think he still has a couple of years left on his contract. So there will be a discussion to be had. If it’s good for Rangers as well and they get a few bob in and he is going to be looked after, he is coming to the tail end of his career and we don’t know his situation financially.
"Also, we don’t know family wise - big Henderson went and just didn’t like and came back. The thing is with the money, it’s not just him it can make such a big difference to his family. So, that is why you do it.”
Rising Riyadh-based independent studio Telfaz11 and newly launched UK distribution label Metis Films are partnering to release Saudi hit Mandoob in the UK and Ireland.
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