Gheorghe Hagi has refuted rumors his son Ianis intends to permanently depart Rangers in the summer.This season, the Ibrox winger, who has made 22 appearances for the Spanish team so far, is on loan at Alaves after missing nearly all of 2022 due to injury sustained months earlier in Scotland.
However, in response to rumors that the 25-year-old wants to be sold elsewhere and doesn’t want to play for the Rangers again Legendary Romanian Gheorghe called the notion “false” and reiterated that Hagi, who is younger now, is still under contract with the Light Blues and will play at the highest level come next season.
Hagi senior stated, as reported by the Daily Record on March 20, “Remember, he returns following a year-long injury! As a result, while we can’t see Ianis at his best right now, we will next year. Although he is just on loan at Alaves, he is still under contract with Rangers.
He definitely has a deal with the Rangers. It is untrue what I read that he wouldn’t have wanted the Rangers either.
Hagi may still have a future with the Rangers if he can truly bounce back and perform at his peak once more. A lot has happened since he departed Glasgow at the beginning of the season.
He wasn’t receiving much of a look in under Michael Beale, which suggested that his Ibrox career was finished.
However, after the previous manager was fired and Philippe Clement took over, the club’s entire situation has been revitalized, including the arrival of players like John Lundstram who appeared to be short-lived.
The Belgian manager may like to see Hagi in person in the summer before making any long-term decisions, as he has demonstrated in the months since taking over that he will make his own decisions on how to handle things.
The futures of two injured star players who are presently on loan—Oscar Cortes and Abdallah Sima—will have a significant impact on the need to add fresh players in the wide areas.
Hagi might find it difficult to get enough playing time if one or both of them signed a permanent contract, as Ross McCausland, Scott Wright, and Rabbi Matondo are currently the other options. However, with Brighton’s Sima possibly being too expensive, and it’s still unclear how a long-term injury has affected the possibility of completing the acquisition of Colombian youngster Cortes, it appears that Hagi still has a chance.
He will actually be recovering from a significant fitness issue ahead of a few possible rivals, unlike last summer, so even while a move is still expected, it might not be as inevitable as it was a few months ago.
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