Agents issue Rangers contract termination update as Hagi exit decision made - report

Ianis Hagi will “categorically” not be leaving Rangers and still hopes to regain his place in the first team, his agents have told Digi Sport.

According to the Romanian outlet’s website on 12 September the prospect of a contract termination, tipped as possible as the transfer window closed in Scotland [Daily Record, 29 August], is out of the question.

Philippe Clement has made clear he has no plans for Hagi [Daily Mail, 31 August] and has so far left him in the B Team since returning from loan at Alaves last season.

Yet the Spanish company which represents the 25-year-old have indicated he has no interest in leaving to a league where the window is still open and is “fighting” for another chance at Ibrox, hoping his international performances for Romania will convince Clement to change course.

A source at his agency said: “Ianis is fighting for a chance at Rangers and will not leave for another team. Let’s see if, after Romania’s matches, he will be included in the first team’s squad”

Ianis Hagi fights for Rangers return under Philippe Clement

It appears the latest update actually does represent Hagi’s own view on the situation, after he took to Instagram on 7 September to distance himself from comments from another prominent Romanian agent.

If so it doesn’t look like Giovanni Becali’s claims are too far from the truth after he suggested fan pressure may help turn Clement towards offering the attacker a route back in [Fanatik, 6 September] and an exit to Greece didn’t look to be on.

It is admirable to a point that Hagi appears so intent on forcing his way back in at Ibrox when such controversial stand-offs tend to result from players trying to find a way out of a club, as was seemingly the case with Todd Cantwell this summer.

Clement’s refusal to contemplate using an international attacker who has performed well for the B Team when there was a dearth of senior options available is absolutely open to criticism, and seems highly likely to be linked to the contract clause supposedly present in Hagi’s deal that has the club on the hook for more money if he plays again [Daily Record, 13 August].

But if the Belgian is adamant that he isn’t interested there comes a point where Hagi and his representatives are just banging their heads against a brick wall and it no longer makes sense to refuse other options.

A move to Rapid Bucharest was turned down before the transfer deadline [Sky Sports, 26 August] and it is unclear if there are other interested clubs where the windows are still open.

James Tavernier has turned down the chance to head to Turkey, and Clement is said to be happy to continue working with the captain [HITC, 12 September].

But he seemingly feels very different when it comes to Hagi so the stalemate could be set to continue at least the next four months.

In other Rangers news, Clement has admitted he is in the dark ahead of the January transfer window.

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