RUMOUR: Scott Sutter – from Switzerland to Rangers or Wolverhampton Wanderers?

Scott Sutter

A rumour doing the rounds – primarily in Scotland – is that Anglo-Swiss full-back Scott Sutter will be on his way to Scottish giants Rangers by the end of the January transfer window. Sutter, who is not what we class as a classical Rosbif based on the fact he plays his international football for Switzerland, currently plays for Young Boys in the Swiss Super League, although he has recently fallen out of favour with club coach and former Tottenham Hotspur manager, Christian Gross.

From British shores, it appears there are two clubs in the running to snap Sutter up on loan on a six month deal – if the press are to be believed. 

The Rangers link began prior to Christmas and has continued, with the Daily Record mentioning it over the weekend again after other publications mentioned it over the New Year. With right-back Steven Whittaker out of action with a groin injury for the foreseeable future a move for Sutter would make sense for the Glasgow side.

The 25 year old announced on Swiss television recently that he would love to return to British football (although the gist we got was that he is hankering for a return to English football).

Which is where Wolverhampton Wanderers comes in. the rumour has started from Switzerland and with most things these days has spread like wildfire via Twitter and Sky Sports (note the lack of a link there). According to Sutter himself, he has had no contact with English or Scottish clubs, and neither has his agent. However, it is early days in the transfer window; there is still time. However as things stand, the club are reporting that nothing concrete has come forth.

Some quarters of the Swiss press seem to think that Sutter’s days are numbered under Gross though. Already this season the full-back has fallen out of favour under the former Spurs boss and as Blick reported just after Christmas, he has fallen to second-choice on the right of defence behind Elsad Zverotic.

Sutter is a good attacking right-back, who shot to prominence in the English press when he featured for Young Boys against Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers last season. This led to his debut for Switzerland in  September 2010 against Australia, and he has been capped one further time since. There is little doubt he would make a useful addition to a team such as Rangers in the short-term.

Having started his career with Millwall as a ten year old, Enfield-born Sutter moved on to Barnet, Aston Villa and Charlton Athletic, before moving to Grasshopper Zurich in 2004. He has been with Young Boys since 2009.