SOUTHAMPTON chairman Ralph Krueger believes that interest from Rangers in his head of scouting Ross Wilson should be seen as a compliment.

The Scot is believed to be among the frontrunners to be appointed as the new Director of Football at Ibrox following the departure of manager Mark Warburton earlier this month.      

And Krueger believes that speculation the 34-year-old could be heading back to his home country to join the Light Blues reflects well on the work being done at St Mary's.

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“For us, it’s always a compliment, people always seem to want to come to us to look at our personnel," he told Talksport.

“It’s part of our daily oxygen that we have.  I spoke to Ross last week and we had lunch together and he’s very committed and excited to stay with us.

“But for us, we never believe that everybody needs to stay with us forever."

"When you grow as a club, people will come, people will go and at the moment Ross Wilson is an important part of our group and seems committed to where we are moving.

“But compliments to the club, it’s a compliment to the football, that we are getting looked at, at all different levels.

"Good for Ross that he is on that stage but we see him in our future too."