Hagi, training and playing with the B-team despite making four outings for Romania at Euro 2024, failed to land a move away from Scotland before the closure of the transfer window and had stated midweek that he was ‘willing and ready to fight for the club’.
However, Clement has insisted he told the 25-year-old some time ago that he had no future in his line-up and points out that the deadline-day arrival of £3.5million Nedim Bajrami from Italian side Sassuolo has only made the situation clearer.We spoke about that months ago,’ said the Ibrox manager. ‘We were really open and honest with him (Hagi) and his agent that we don’t see him becoming the next No 10 for Rangers for the next couple of years, so to look out for other opportunities.
‘That story stays the same and, for sure, with Bajrami now in the building, you have this situation.’Hagi has been told he won’t be featuring for Rangers this seasonThe midfielder played four times for Romania at Euro 2024 but has been frozen out at Ibrox
