Lee Wallace shares what he noticed about Alfredo Morelos in his first Rangers training session

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Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos has made a blistering start to his Ibrox career.

Rangers defender Lee Wallace has told Rangers TV that he has been impressed with summer signing Alfredo Morelos following his recent goalscoring form.

The Gers brought in 11 new signings over the summer, with manager Pedro Caixinha overseeing a huge overhaul of his playing squad, whilst using his knowledge of Portuguese football to bring in Fabio Cardoso, Dalcio and Daniel Candeias, and Mexican football to land Carlos Pena and Eduardo Herrera.

So far, Rangers’ best signing is one who was recommended to Caixinha by coach Jonatan Johansson, with striker Alfredo Morelos grabbing the headlines.

A goalscoring sensation in Finland with HJK Helsinki, Morelos smashed 46 goals in 62 games for the Finnish side, before earning his big summer move to Ibrox with Rangers.

Morelos has already grabbed the hearts of Rangers fans having hit a remarkable seven goals in eight games in all competitions, including two against Dundee on Saturday afternoon.

The Colombian is now targeting a place at the World Cup next summer after his stunning start to life in Glasgow, and he is now not only earning praise from fans, but also from team-mates.

Rangers defender Lee Wallace has told Rangers TV that Morelos’ superb finishing ability was the first he noticed about him in training, as every shot he was taking in was ending up in the net.

Wallace praised Morelos for his quick adjustment to life Scotland, lauding him for the work he is putting in on the training ground – and he is getting the rewards for that right now.

“It was the first thing I noticed,” said Wallace. “We were doing a small two-v-one transition drill in his first training session so there was a lot of quickfire shots at different angles and speeds. Every single shot was (in the) back of the net – corners, top corners.”

“He is scoring goals now and he is learning the language, two or three lessons a week to get his English up to speed. In terms of the football language, he is learning every day with the manager. We can see the hard work he is putting in on the training ground and he is getting his rewards with his goals so it is great for the team,” he added.