Alfredo Morelos celebrated his 27th birthday this week and a move to Azerbaijan could be the icing on the cake for the former Rangers striker.
It’s been quiet so far for El Bufalo as he looks for a new challenge but with pre-season training starting across the continent, he’ll need to find somewhere soon.
Alfredo Morelos to Azerbaijan isn’t a move that many would predict, with the Premyer Liqa Instagram page claiming that an offer has been made to the ex-Rangers star.
Peak Alfredo Morelos was a £20m player, however, last season he was a shadow of his former self.
The season before, the former Gers number 20 had started the season poorly only to be reinvigorated when Giovanni van Bronckhorst made him the main man again.
Arguably, Morelos’s injury cost us a better shot at the league title and Europa League.
Reaching his best years, Alfredo Morelos always dreamt of leaving Rangers and taking a step up the footballing ladder.
A move to the far reaches of UEFA’s playground is not what he or Rangers fans would have had in mind given some of the teams that have been linked in the past.
Hopes of the Premier League, La Liga and of starring for Colombia will soon fade if he ends up in an entirely different Premyer Liqa.
It says a lot for Alfredo Morelos and his recent form, fitness, attitude and performances that he hasn’t already secured a move to a team on Rangers level, at least, or to a better league.
There’s a saying about talent and working hard
“If talent doesn’t work hard, it ends up in Azerbaijan.”
Or something like that.
