Ex Rangers star Bilel Mohsni is clinging onto his career, but only just.
Bilel Mohsni’s tenure at Rangers began with promise and ended in disgrace.
The Tunisian is best remembered for an on pitch brawl with Lee Erwin during Rangers’ promotion play-off final in 2015. This turned out to be his final game for the Gers.
Since then Mohsni’s career has been winding down, quickly skipping from one post Ibrox stint to another.
He has had five clubs in four years since being released by Rangers and is now struggling to find another.
Mohsni’s last club was Greek side Panachaiki. He joined the club in February on an 18 month deal, but this was cut short in July.
Since then Mohsni has been without a club, and at the age of 32 is hoping not to have to consider early retirement.
He spoke to French newspaper Le Parisien last month about his belief he can still make a difference to a team.
Mohsni said: “When the phone does not ring anymore, how do we accept the fact that we still want to play but that football makes us stop? Me, I know that I can still help a professional club. I have confidence in myself and I am not greedy financially.”
Since these comments three weeks ago, Mohsni is still to sign a deal anywhere and remains a free agent.
The former Rangers defender has a theory why he can’t get a move, and blames a fascination with young talent, pointing to Kylian Mbappe.
He said: “Mbappé killed us … He’s a boy and a player I love and respect but he broke the football model. Today, clubs are looking for players 16-17 years to launch pro to sell them for millions of euros.”
That doesn’t quite explain why Mohsni in particular has bounced around clubs so frequently over the past few years.
Before his short spell in Greece, he played for Angers in France, Paris FC, Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel, and then a brief return to Scotland with Dundee United.
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