Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers have a gem in Alfredo Morelos.
Scott Arfield has admitted to Rangers TV that team-mate Alfredo Morelos is far more lethal than he originally thought.
The Colombian marksman scored the second goal in Rangers’ 3-0 win over Livingston on Saturday for what was his 16th of the season in all competitions.
By virtue of the fact that the 22-year-old netted 18 overall last season, you could say that Morelos, a £1 million signing by Pedro Caixinha in 2017, has come on leaps and bounds since his first season at Ibrox.
Arfield joined the Gers in May after spending five years with Premier League side Burnley.
And the Scotland-born midfielder admits that he had no idea Morelos was this talented when he originally joined the Premiership giants.
“For me he kind of surprised me with how good he was. Last two years watching him from afar, I never realised how good he is, how quick he is, how strong he is,” he told Rangers TV.
“But more so, how important he is to this team.
“As the gaffer rightly says, he is the one that is going to get goals for us, and he should be because he is a striker.”
On his day, Morelos is absolutely lethal and the prospect of him getting even better must excite Rangers fans – and he will get better.
At 22, the South American is nowhere near the finished article, but the question is whether the Gers can keep in the long term, which seems doubtful.
But manager Steven Gerrard said after the game on Saturday that he would ‘fall out with people’ just to keep him at Ibrox, which is indicative of his fondness for him.
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