Jermain Defoe and his Rangers bromance with Alfredo Morelos could net big money as Premier League prediction made

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The profits from Jermain Defoe’s Scottish swan song can be counted in goals and precious silverware. But Steve Lomas reckons the real riches from his old West Ham team-mate’s time with Rangers will only be banked once Alfredo Morelos moves on.

The veteran was brought in to provide competition for the Colombian at a time when Steven Gerrard was losing patience with his hot-head striker.

But over Defoe’s three-year stint in Glasgow, that rivalry blossomed into a close friendship as the veteran poacher grew to become a mentor that the younger firebrand frontman could trust.And ex-St Johnstone boss Lomas reckons the good habits Morelos has picked up off his pal are once again coming to the fore.Slimmed-down and back on form, the Ibrox ace was yesterday named December’s player of the month award after a run of six goals in his last eight run-outs.And if that eventually leads to a fat cheque dropping into the Ibrox coffers, Lomas knows exactly who the Rangers board should be thanking.

The Northern Irishman told Record Sport : “It can only be good for a young guy like Morelos to have worked so closely with Jermain and seen how he conducts himself. “It’s been a long time since I shared a dressing room with the wee man but I still remember just how good a trainer he was.“That can only be invaluable.“Morelos is 25 now and the best thing he could do to extend his career is to look at what Jermain’s doing that keeps him playing at 39.“We’ve seen over the last few weeks that Morelos seems to have knuckled down a wee bit and got himself into better shape and maybe that’s behind his return to form.“It’s OK him being a big fish up in Scotland but if he wants to go to the next level and reach a stage like the Premier League then he