DETAIL: ‘£30 million’ Rangers admirer who suggested an SPFL switch is keen to reunite with Hibs No. 1

Bursik aiming to follow in the footsteps of his old mentor’s comeback
New Hibs keeper Josef Bursik has plenty of conversation starters to choose from, including his time spent enjoying training-ground banter with “idol” Jack Butland and discovering his voice at the age of 14 by sobbing at mature men. And when the Rangers No. 1 and he next get together, he hopes to share stories of healing and atonement.

New Hibs keeper Josef Bursik has plenty of conversation starters to choose from, including his time spent enjoying training-ground banter with “idol” Jack Butland and discovering his voice at the age of 14 by sobbing at mature men. And when the Rangers No. 1 and he next get together, he hopes to share stories of healing and atonement.

Butland, who Ibrox manager Philippe Clement recently revealed to be worth £30 million, was Stoke’s starting goaltender when Bursik, who grew up idolizing his own football player, joined the Premier League team as a young player in 2017. Bursik, who is returning to the Scottish Premiership after a season marred by injuries in Belgium, is still finding motivation from a goalkeeper whose career was revitalized by his transfer there last summer.