Boyd’s contract expires at the end of the season and a new deal said to be worth £18,000 a week has been tabled by the Ibrox club.
The striker is yet to give a formal reply to that offer, with Middlesbrough, Birmingham City, and Newcastle United reportedly all waiting in the wings to see what transpires. Boyd, though, yesterday suggested he believes a deal will be eventually secured that would allow him to extend his stay with Rangers.
“I’m sure that will be sorted out in the near future,” he said. “I just have to get on with my football and getting results for this club. The contract will sort itself out shortly. I am not being distracted with it. The club and my agent will take care of that and sort it out.
“I just want to play football, score goals, win games and pick up trophies. That is a realistic ambition over the next couple of months, which I hope to take part in, and hopefully we can do that. I think everyone knows my feelings towards this club. I enjoy myself here and I enjoy my football. I’m sure something will be sorted out in the next wee while.”
Boyd is expected to be named in Craig Levein’s first Scotland squad on Monday for the forthcoming friendly against Czech Republic. It marks his return to international football for the first time in 16 months after announcing after the goalless draw with Norway in October 2008 that he no longer wanted to be considered for selection while George Burley remained as manager.
