“You always want to play” – Rangers attacker quizzed on rumours about January Ibrox exit

Rangers’ Cyriel Dessers scored for Philippe Clement’s team in their 2-1 Europa League loss to Manchester United on Thursday after coming off the bench. The striker is upset with Rangers’ defeat at Old Trafford, and his remarks following the European match have been covered by Sporza.

Dessers has participated in 34 games for Rangers this season, tallying 17 goals and five assists. Philippe Clement has preferred Hamza Igamane over the 30-year-old to spearhead Rangers’ assault since the beginning of last month. It has been challenging for Dessers to obtain additional minutes because of the Moroccan’s impressive performance. Although he is well aware of this, the forward thinks he will play regularly for Rangers for the remainder of the season.”Igamane is an excellent striker.” I just try to do my work in the minutes I have, even if it’s challenging for me right now,” he remarked.

“A premier team like Rangers plays about 65 games in a season. Then having a second striker is not an extravagance. Additionally, we demonstrated our complementarity today [against United]. Due to his circumstances at Ibrox, the Nigerian international has been linked to moves to Spain and Italy in the winter transfer window, with CD Leganés, Empoli, and Cagliari among the interested parties. He was tactful when Sporza questioned him about a Rangers exit.

“Other clubs will naturally show interest as soon as you have less time to play. Simply to check my viability,” Dessers clarified. However, I currently play for Rangers. Every three days, we play a game here. All I have to do is my job, which I like. I’m content and like being here. However, you always want to play at the end. Dessers’ statement that Rangers could sell him in January contributed to the spread of these rumors. Since then, he has refused to consider this.

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