The Portuguese winger has left Rangers to play in the Turkish top-flight.
Candeias has spent the last two seasons at the club, racking up 97 appearances and becoming a valued member of the squad under both Pedro Caixinha and Steven Gerrard.
Often found on the right flank combining with James Tavernier and Alfredo Morelos, Candeias scored 14 goals and assisted 25 more, proving to be an effective and fairly consistent attacking talent.
Gerrard has added Sheyi Ojo and Jake Hastie to his squad already this summer but as The Scottish Sun report, the Ibrox boss has admitted he could look to replace the Portuguese attacking midfielder directly in the transfer market.
BBC Sport also report that Gerrard spoke last week about wanting to keep Candeias, suggesting the move has been pushed from the player’s end due to potentially not getting as much first-team football as he’d like.
It’ll be interesting to see if Rangers feel the need to re-invest in the position, having already brought so many players to the club already this summer.
Some Rangers fans don’t seem particularly happy about Candeias’ exit, with these supporters taking to Twitter on Monday to share their thoughts on it all…
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