Rangers' King joins Queen's Park on loan
Rangers defender Leon King has joined Queen's Park on loan for the remainder of the season.The 21-year-old centre-half has been limited to one start this season, with an injury forcing him off after just 14 minutes of the home Europa League win over Union St Gilloise in late January.King, capped five times for Scotland at under-21 level, had previously made four appearances from the bench this term.Having made his debut in the League Cup in November 2020, King got his first taste of the Premiership in May 2021.In season 2022-23, he featured in 23 matches, playing all six of Rangers' Champions League group games.Queen's Park, who knocked Rangers out of the Scottish Cup in February, sit seventh in the second tier, eight points behind fourth-placed Partick Thistle.
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