Rangers have been boosted by the latest comments of Ianis Hagi who has refuted claims that he has encountered a setback in his recovery from injury.
The Romanian playmaker suffered a tragic cruciate ligament injury in January’s 4-0 Scottish Cup win over Stirling Albion and since then has been working on a comeback.
The troublesome problem has threatened to keep Ianis Hagi out for an entire calendar year and that timeline has been confirmed by the player himself.
Moreover, Ianis Hagi claims that his recovery from the injury would take between nine and twelve months from the point of his surgery, which took place at the end of January last year.
That means that Hagi is on course to return between November and January but obviously as he works his way back up to playing professional football it will take some time until we see the best of the player.
Ianis Hagi Rangers injury return “won’t be long”
“I’m fine, I’ve seen a lot of talk in these almost 9 months,” Ianis Hagi told Gazeta Sporturilor.
“Many gave their opinion where it was not known. My injury was very clear from the first episode of the documentary I posted.
“It is an injury with a recovery period of 9-12 months. There was no problem coming back earlier. There was a lot of talk, but there was no point.
“I’m fine, it’s not been 9 months since the operation. I’m on the right track. It’s a long-term operation, there are also moments when you stagnate, it’s part of the recovery. You have to accept it.
“It’s more of a mental injury than a physical one, but I’m very good mentally, happy. I feel strong. It won’t be long before I recover. Everything is fine, stop listening left and right.”
Rangers are obviously suffering from a whole host of injury problems at present and this Ianis Hagi news will come as a major boost as the club look to bolster their options in the second half of the season.
As boos ring out around Ibrox, there’s a growing feeling that Rangers are ambling to the winter break with the club’s season dependent on them hanging on.
