Rangers have completed the signing of 16-year-old attacker from Premier League outfit Everton, the club have confirmed.
The club reported via its official website [19 February] that Allen is delighted to switch from life at Goodison Park, with the young prospect arriving at Ibrox.
The teenager will join Steven Smith’s Under-18s squad ahead of the second half of the campaign, with a very exciting six months to come.
Allen has been with Everton since just before his 10th birthday but will continue his development at Ibrox, with plenty of evidence to show youngsters being given an opportunity at senior level.
Rangers seal under-the-radar transfer from Everton
The move to Ibrox is a brilliant chance for Allen to progress in his footballing career, with a clear path to the first team ahead of him.
The academy has produced a plethora of brilliant talents, stretching from Alan Hutton in 2002 to John Fleck in 2008, and Ryan Hardie in 2014.
Ross McCausland is the prime example of this, having broken into the first team and keeping his place in the starting XI under Philippe Clement.
If you are good enough, you are old enough – a saying that the Belgian seems to believe when it comes to his Rangers squad. And the dynamic forward could just be a couple of years away from playing in front of the Ibrox faithful.
Capable of deputising anywhere across the front line, Allen will be an extremely useful asset once he finds his feet in Scotland, and may even impress Clement within weeks of being at the club.
The Gers have been calling out for new strikers, and if the Toffees youngster is able to develop well enough in Rangers’ academy, it could only be a matter of time before he is playing alongside McCausland, Rabbi Matondo, or even Cyriel Dessers.
In other Rangers news, Keith Jackson has raised the suggestion of Brandan Rodgers being sacked at Celtic after the Gers’ latest win.
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