‘Best decision’: £1.2m man explains why he did not leave Rangers for English or Turkish club

‘Best decision’: £1.2m man explains why he did not leave Rangers for English or Turkish club

‘Best decision’: £1.2m man explains why he did not leave Rangers for English or Turkish club

Jose Cifuentes acknowledges that before completing his transfer from Scottish Premiership leaders Rangers to Cruzeiro this month, he

received proposals from teams in Russia, Turkey, and England.

Mohamed Diomande has already made significantly more of an impact in just five games in Scotland’s top division

than his successor did in the first half of the current campaign.

Jose Cifuentes failed not score in his 20 Rangers games, despite having a good goalscoring record in the Major League Soccer (MLS)

with LAFC. Granted, a lot of those appearances were in an unfitting deep-lying role.

Diomande, who was brought in from Nordsjaelland to take over a position that Cifuentes found difficult to claim, has already scored

twice. He opened Saturday’s 5-0 thumping of Hearts with a fantastic strike that flew into the far corner.

And, with an option-to-buy clause of reportedly around £4.5 million in his Ibrox contract, Diomande’s arrival and his immediate

impact means it already feels unlikely that Cifuentes will have much of a future under a manager

in Philippe Clement who always appeared unconvinced of his qualities.

Has Jose Cifuentes played his final game for Rangers?

A few weeks ago, Cifuentes went on loan to Cruzeiro, with a permanent clause in his own contract.

The Ecuadorian international gives an explanation for his choice, stating that family concerns played a major, if not exclusive, role in

his decision to return to South America over a number of other choices.

Two Russian teams expressed interest in signing me. But it was something that could not be done because of the ongoing battle there,

Cifuentes tells Globo Esporte. Certain American and European teams were unable to get funding from Russia.

“The English Championship has a team from Turkey on it.

Theoretically, it would last for five months. It would therefore be problematic to move my family from their current home to a new one. I’m here because I had to make the best choice.

Mohamed Diomande helps Rangers stay top

Last Saturday, Cifuentes finally made his Cruzeiro debut, entering the game for the final 30 minutes of a 2-0 victory off the bench. The

exact amount Cruzeiro would have to spend to sign the 24-year-old on a permanent basis is still unknown, despite Rangers having

spent £1.2 million to bring the former America de Quito player to Ibrox.

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