Reading midfielder and former Rangers star Charlie Adam has told the Ibrox club to cash in on Colombian striker Alfredo Morelos this summer.

French top-flight side Lille have registered interest in the 24-year-old, but their £13.7 million offer has been knocked back with the Light Blues holding out for £20 million.

Adam reckons they won’t get near that or even £15 million for their star striker as a result of the financial shortcomings the coronavirus pandemic has put clubs in, urging them to sell if a £12 million bid comes in.

“I’d get rid of him. If the money came for him, I’d get rid of him now. I think anything between £8 to £12 million you’ve got to take it,” the midfielder said on BBC 5 Live Sport.

“You are not going to get £15 million, you are not going to get £20 million, so anything between £8 to £12 million you’ve got to take and move on.

“He is their best player but you have got to remember the market we are in at the moment. Or you just bite the bullet and go with it again. He scores goals, but it’s the other side of his game you’ve to worry about.”

Alfredo Morelos… stick or twist