In November, Nathan scored his first goal for Scotland.
Some of the people in football have a lot of praise for potential newEverton signing Nathan Patterson.
You might expect them to, as his managers and team-mates. The 20-year-old has only 15 starts to his name, but he has already attracted the attention of Rangers, who have offered him 10 million dollars up front.
Why is he rated so highly? Why has he not played many games? Rangers made the right call if he leaves.
A deal for 10 million dollars is close.
What might they be getting?
A player with a lot of potential. The Blues are investing in the future as well as immediate competition for their captain, with Seamus Coleman now 33.
The 20-year-old has bulked up over the last few years and looks ready to play in the premier league. He is quick and powerful, and he is good in the air.
He's a one-on-one defender, but his strengths are in attack. He played for Scotland under-21s on a few occasions, and was on the bench for Rangers this season.
He scored one of his two goals for the Ibrox side in the last 16 of the Europa League when he made a storming run before slotting into the far corner.
He combined with McGinn to come inside and sweep home a left-footed finish, before crossing for Che Adams to score the second goal for Scotland in the crucial match against Moldova. He came off the bench and set up the winner with a cross.
His technical qualities were demonstrated by those interventions. He stepped in to big games with little experience and performed. It has not been perfect.
He was banned for four games last year after going to a party in violation of the rules, which was a tough lesson after some good displays.
In the first half against Slavia, he was given a tough time by a talented winger named Abdallah Sima, but adapted well to put in a good second-half display.
He was a bit jittery early on and looked nervous, but he recovered his composure and put in a great performance.
"He was the one who was aggressive in the press," Scotland captain and left-back Andy Robertson said of his team-mate.
He was the one who made the goal. We got hold of him at the goal and told him to calm down, even though he looked excited and erratic in the first 10 minutes. He picked the passes after that.
With more game time and instruction from the studious Rafael Benitez, Patterson has the qualities to follow in Robertson's footsteps and be a success on Merseyside.
Why has he played so little?
James Tavernier. The Englishman has been Rangers' best player for several seasons now, with startling goal and assist numbers for a right-back.
The 30-year-old has scored 26 times and assisted 44 more in the last two-and-a-half seasons for Rangers.
Tavernier is the captain of the club and rarely gets injured so even if his performances drop off, he faced an almost impossible task of replacing him in the team.
With fewer options in the same position, Scotland bossClarke was more willing to throw him in after picking him for Euro 2020 on the back of good displays while Tavernier was injured towards the end of last season.
Rangers are making a decision.
Rangers have stressed the need to start their player-trading model in order to have financial stability.
Interest in players such as Alfredo Morelos, Borna Barisic, Glen Kamara and Ryan Kent has been turned down as they held out for higher fees in order to get back to the top of Scottish football.
The league title was achieved last year, yet no sales were made in the summer. Joe Aribo and Kent are arguably the most valuable assets at Ibrox.
With those two so important to their ambitions this season and players such as Tavernier, Barisic, and Connor Goldson at a point where their age or contract situation is less important, it's probably their only option to get a big fee without seriously weakening their team.
They either have to play him regularly and hope he will get a bigger fee with more games under his belt, or they can free up funds by now.
The move would burnish Rangers' reputation as a place for developing talent, one rival has established over the last decade.
The downside for the fans is that they might not get the chance to see Patterson flourish. An impressive academy graduate disappearing after 15 starts is hard to take.
There is an issue of finding another right-back to compete with Tavernier, who will not maintain his current levels forever. Rangers have made a decision over the long-term.
