Rangers turned down a player’s request to move from Russia.

Prior to joining Cruzeiro, Jose Cifuentes disclosed that he was being pursued by a few Russian teams during the January transfer

window.

The Ecuadorian international was just brought to Ibrox in August of last year, but he was given a 12-month loan with a buyout option

to the Brazilian team.

With an undisclosed Russian club, Cifuentes could have remained in Europe, but that was not feasible due to Russia’s ongoing conflict

with Ukraine.

“Two Russian teams expressed interest in signing me,” he is cited as stating in The Scotsman [1 March].

It was something that could not be completed due to the ongoing conflict, as European teams are currently prohibited from accepting

sponsorship from Russian teams.

“A Turkish club as well as a team from the English Championship expressed interest.” However, it would have only been a five-month

loan, which would have required them to move away from their families once more after having to adjust to life in Scotland.

I’m in Brazil because I had to choose what was best for them, which is why I made this decision. It was a beautiful day when I made

my Cruzeiro debut last week.

Jose Cifuentes is already a forgotten character at the Rangers

Even though Cifuentes left on loan at first, it seems reasonable to presume that his six months in Glasgow are up.

Sam Lammers and Cifuentes were the greatest busts in a summer that saw, at best, somewhat mediocre transfer activity.

When Cifuentes arrived from Los Angeles FC, there was a lot of expectation for him, and the Gers received a lot of interest in signing

him. But he failed to establish his indispensable status, and Philippe Clement finally concluded he was surplus to

requirements .Cifuentes made just six Scottish Premiership starts in total, and his name will likely be forgotten by supporters a few

years from now. That is technically when his Ibrox deal is due to expire, having penned a four-year contract last summer, but he will

not be seeing that through. The fact lots of teams were interested in him in January says a lot, though, and there is no reason why he

cannot now get his career back on track in South America.

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