Rangers thought that they had struck gold when Alfredo Morelos was breaking records in Europe and his stock was rising.
El Bufalo seemed certain to make the Ibrox outfit a club record fee only for poor discipline see his form and fitness nosedive – that he is now linked with a move to Peru says it all.
The player trading model will only truly work if Rangers can buy low and sell high, and by unearthing gems like Hamza Igamane from around the footballing globe.
Hamza Igamane reveals how Rangers move came about
Speaking to Rangers TV via Abdellah Asname – a Moroccan restaurant owner in Glasgow who has been helping the striker to settle and interpreting at Auchenhowie – the 22-year old has revealed that it didn’t take him long to decide to say yes:
“My manager came and asked me about Rangers and they said they had come in with an offer for me to move to Scotland,” explained Igamane.
“My reaction was happy, but at that time I wanted to speak to my family but the decision was easy for me to say yes.
“My English is getting better, I know if I have a task to do, I have to finish it and that is what I am doing,” Igamane continued on his efforts to adapt and learn English.
“I am progressing, I am happy to to be learning another language, and it is good.
“I understand a lot of things in the dressing room and it is fantastic. I hear a lot of words, and I am happy with that.
“The training is fantastic, I am getting there especially after an injury I had in Morocco, coming back here it wasn’t easy but now I am feeling great, I am adapting to the sessions, and I am really happy.”
The mistake Rangers have been making with player trading
One of Rangers biggest problems isn’t scouting good, young players, it is that they have been signing the wrong ones.
There is a long list of names including Danilho Doekhi, Xavi Simons and Tijjani Reijnders, who were approached, but Rangers couldn’t get deals over the line for one reason or another.
A reported £1.7m was spent to sign Igamane and it will be hoped that he can have an even better impact than Morelos and make the club a sizeable profit at the same time.
With a goal contribution every 95 minutes this season after his goal against Kilmarnock, he is on the right track.
Signing players before they become famous has to become the norm given the budget Nils Koppen has to work with and it looks like he has struck gold with Igamane.
