Former Rangers star Andy Halliday thinks Ianis Hagi has “got a place” in Steven Gerrard’s squad at Ibrox – despite the Romanian being linked with big-money moves away from Ibrox.
Halliday admits that the Rangers number 7 is “one of the first ones to get sacrificed” for big games but insists that at only 22, there’s still plenty more to come from Hagi.
After links to the likes of Lazio and Sevilla, Hagi’s position has come under scrutiny and Halliday admits there will look to improve the squad over the summer – with Hagi remaining in Glasgow beyond the summer.
“It actually almost feels when these games come around or the Old Firm games, Ianis Hagi is one of the first ones to get sacrificed,” Halliday told SuperScoreBoard
“With me saying that, there’s definitely a place for Ianis Hagi in the Rangers squad, let’s not forget, he’s 22, when he came on loan he was one of the standouts.
“He’s come up with big goals in big moments, he’s another one within the squad who I believe has the potential to improve.
“But for me, when you are looking the manager always has players they can trust in big games and I think Rangers have got nine, arguably 10 that are guaranteed all the time.
That position, the Ianis Hagi, Kemar Roofe position, is the one that has got a bit of uncertainty in terms of the big games.
“That’s why I feel that’s the position they will look to improve but for me Ianis Hagi has certainly got a place in the Rangers squad, he’s got a place in Scottish football.
“But in big games, he seems to be always the one that is sacrificed.”
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