Rangers confirm midfielder exit as second Michael Beale summer signing departs on loan

Jose Cifuentes, a midfielder for Rangers, left the team to sign a 12-month loan with Cruzeiro in Brazil after Philippe Clement dropped him from the starting lineup.

The 24-year-old, who cost £1 million to sign at Ibrox after arriving from Los Angeles FC, is leaving just six months after becoming the last player signed by Michael Beale before his firing in October.

The Ecuadorian international played in 20 games for Rangers this season, but he only made six starts. Since being

replaced at the half of the team’s 3-2 Europa League victory over Real Betis on December 14, he has not appeared in

any games. Cruzeiro, who began their 2024 campaign in April and placed 14th in the Brazilian top division the

previous season, has the option to purchase Cifuentes at the conclusion of the loan agreement.

He is the second summer addition to leave Rangers on loan, as forward Sam Lammers, who cost £3.5 million to sign from Atalanta, will spend the rest of the campaign at FC Utrecht.

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