As the new Rangers player earns a £42 million Manchester United point, Andy Halliday supports him.
Every time a team, like Philippe Clement’s Rangers lately, brings in a player who was unable to purchase a game at his former job, there are always questions.
Rafael Fernandes joins Rangers a year after his last league appearance, which is a sharp contrast to players like Connor Barron, Robin Propper, and Nedim Bajrami, who are regulars in the starting lineups at Aberdeen, FC Twente, and Sassuolo, respectively. Actually, Fernandes’ last outing was a year ago on Tuesday. In January 2024, Arouca defeated Vizela 5-0 in the top division of Portugal.
Since then, the 6′ 3″ center-half has made a total of zero Ligue 1 matches while wearing the LOSC red shirt, landing a £2.5 million move to France before arriving in Glasgow.
Therefore, the more pessimistic Rangers supporters are asking why Rafael Fernandes didn’t make an impression on Lille’s first squad.
Andy Halliday, a former Rangers midfielder, is taking a different, more optimistic stance on the situation. He contends that Leny Yoro was starting every week and making a name for himself as possibly the best young defensive player in European football during Fernandes’ first few months at the Stade Pierre Mauroy.
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