Manager delighted to sign £2m Rangers ace he calls a ‘very complete’ player

Manager delighted to sign £2m Rangers ace he calls a ‘very complete’ player

After bringing Jose Cifuentes from Scottish Premiership powerhouse Rangers to Brazil, Cruzeiro coach Nicolas Larcamon believes he has acquired a “very complete player.”

Considering that he came to Ibrox having made an impression as an attacking midfield player for LAFC on the other side of the Atlantic, it’s hard to shake the impression that he was partly set up to fail in Glasgow. Jose Cifuentes appeared to be being used—or abused—by Mick Beale in a more defensively focused capacity. One that concealed his abilities and revealed his flaws.

 

The damage to Cifuentes’ reputation had already begun when Beale was fired and Philippe Clement took over, as the Ecuadorian international was forced to return to South America after just six months and nine Scottish Premiership matches.

For Cifuentes, the good news is that Cruzeiro’s head coach seems to have a greater understanding of him than Beale did. Undoubtedly, Nicolas Lacarmon is familiar with the 24-year-old. In the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League final, his Leon team defeated Cifuentes’ LAFC team.

Larcamon tells Globo Esporte, “About Cifuentes, I played against him in the Champions final.”

“He’s a very versatile player who possesses a wide range of skills.” Both with and without the ball, he can play both phases of the game quite well.

“He joins the team to add something and to strengthen the midfield.

A new beginning

CIfuentes signs a contract with an option to buy after joining on loan (BBC Sport). Although his potential salary from a permanent transfer is currently unknown, several reports have suggested that Rangers might collect about £2 million for him.

Ridvan Yilmaz, on the other hand, is one player who won’t be leaving Ibrox before the end of the Scottish transfer window.

Following weeks of rumors that the former Besiktas star may be returning to Turkey, Galatasaray has agreed to sign Derrick Kohn, a left-back from Hannover in the German second division.

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