Lassana Coulibaly joined Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers today.
Lassana Coulibaly has joked to Rangers TV that he originally did not believe that a phonecall from Steven Gerrard was genuine, suggesting he thought it was a prank.
The Mali international has joined Rangers on a season-long loan from Angers in France.
In doing so, Coulibaly becomes Gerrard’s eighth summer signing since the iconic midfielder took the reins at Ibrox in May.
And the 22-year-old admits that he initially thought it was a prank call when the Liverpool legend phoned him.
“I hope that he can help me develop my football,” he told Rangers TV.
“He just asked me if I wanted to join his team and I say yes. At first I say maybe it’s not Gerrard.”
Rangers now have an abundance of central midfielders and it’ll be interesting to see if Gerrard can develop Coulibaly.
The former Liverpool man was also a central midfielder, and quite a good one as it goes, so the Angers-owned star is certainly well equipped to learn a hell of a lot during his year-long stint in Glasgow – if he can play regularly.
As mentioned, competition for places will be fierce, but hunger goes a long way and if Coulibaly has the appetite for a fight then that will stand him in good stead.
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