Stuart Dallas says Jota is the missing piece of the Rangers puzzle

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Dallas played alongside the Ibrox target at Brentford and believes he would shine in Glasgow.

Stuart Dallas has given his verdict to the Glasgow Evening Times on widespread reports linking Rangers with a January move for his former Brentford teammate Jota.

Jota’s name is one which has been linked heavily with a move to Ibrox next month in recent days, with a report from the Daily Record claiming that Gers boss Mark Warburton made a trip to Spain last week to attempt to personally convinced his former star to make the move.

Jota was signed by Warburton for the Bees in the summer of 2014 and starred under the manager, scoring 11 goals in 46 appearances in his first season in England.

However, he has found himself out of favour since Warburton’s departure 18 months ago following a spell out injured, and he returned to his former side Eibar on an 18-month loan last January.

He has only played six times for the La Liga side in the first half of this season, though, and Warburton is hoping to convince him to swap the Basque Country for Glasgow.

Jota’s former teammate under Warburton at Brentford, Dallas, believes it would be a phenomenal coup for the Gers to pull of a deal to bring the 25-year-old to Ibrox, and says that the attacking midfielder could be the missing piece of the puzzle for the club.

Dallas told the Glasgow Evening Times: “Jota is a cracking player. He is definitely an exciting player who can get fans on the edge of their seats. He can score goals. That’s a big part of his game.

“He is an attacking midfielder. He can play just off a striker, but we played him on the right a great deal even though he is predominantly left-footed. He spent a lot of the time on the right for Brentford.

“He is also a good guy who will have no problems fitting in to the Rangers squad if he goes there. He was just learning English when he joined Brentford. I don’t know if he has continued to do that since going back to Spain. But he was a really good lad as well who fitted in with the squad.

“I have seen the type of game that Rangers play. They play a possession game and that is system that I think Jota could fit into. He has got real quality and the ability to break defences down.”

That guarantee will only serve to increase Rangers fans’ excitement over the potential deal, and they will be hoping that Warburton manages to pull off the move.