Barry Ferguson's agent says he received instruction to find a new club for his client, amid accusations of trying to unsettle the Rangers star.Ferguson has been linked with an Ibrox exit in the January transfer window, with cash-strapped Rangers thought to be ready to offload some of their bigger earners.
However, Gers chairman David Murray has not been happy with agent Willie McKay's apparent bid to find a new club for Ferguson, with talk of interest from Newcastle abound.
McKay has hit back by insisting he was given a mandate by the club's chief executive Martin Bain to test the market with regards Ferguson's possible sale.
"I realise this is a sensitive issue but I'm not going to be made the scapegoat here. Martin Bain asked me to find possible buyers for Barry Ferguson and a number of other players," McKay told the Daily Record.
"Martin was simply doing his job, a job he's very good at. It's the kind of thing that goes on at every club in Britain at this time of year. It only came about because I phoned him to discuss the situation with one of the young players there, Jordan McMillan.
"When we'd finished talking about that he asked me to see what I could do about finding clubs for Barry and a few others.
"Had I not made the call about Jordan we'd probably never have talked about anything else. But I will not be the only agent who has had this discussion with Rangers. I know for a fact that I'm not."
On the contrary to McKay's claim, Bain insists he did not ask the agent to find a buyer for specific players but rather report back on the market as a whole.
"It is categorically untrue that I asked Willie McKay to find a specific player."
Middlesbrough are the latest club to be linked with Ferguson in Monday's press.
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As I said, Jamesie boy.. We are a team! yours is up for sale. Watty got a stall up the Barras yet? LOL!
POINT 5 YAR KEEPERS PURE S.HITE CENTRAL DEFENCE SUSPECT MIDFIELD 2 LIGHT WEIGHT FORWARDS ALWAYS INJURED GREAT TEAM THAT STEVIE LIAR
paul g must be down th clyde with a lead weight round his ankle..its getn x rated@ipox
Point 4 - I have it on good authority that Poundstretchers would like to extend their heartfelt thanks for Rangers' contribution to their annual turnover! Any truth in the rumour that your lot have sealed a deal with LIDL?
James (point 4) - why try to fix something that aint broke? Sure, we could do with strengthening the left-back position, and look at getting rid of a couple of freeloaders, but the thing about the celtic team is just that.. A TEAM!
pmsl ffs least we spent in the summer lol whens lawell gonae start spending
Tell all the huns the way it is take off the blue tinted glasses...........I WILL SPEND A TENNER TO EVERY CELTIC POUND.......those words will forever haunt Murray....biscuit tin taped closed at IPOX
bye bye fergie
mckay is a pure tit nae integraty what so ever just after money money money but thats football agents fo you
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