Cyriel Dessers makes his Rangers transfer exit stance abundantly clear as striker has 'unfinished business'
Cyriel Dessers insists he’s in no rush to leave Rangers this month - and believes he can strike up a deadly double act with Hamza Igamane.
The frontman cast doubt on his Gers future earlier this month when he told a Dutch newspaper that he was seeking talks with club chiefs after losing his place to the Ibrox outfit’s new Moroccan poster boy. But the 30-year-old has responded to Igamane’s emergence by hitting six goals in his last four games - including stunning efforts against Manchester United and their Dundee namesakes at Tannadice. It moved the striker onto 18 goals for the season and now Dessers says he is determined to fight for his place in Philippe Clement's line-up.
Asked if he had sought out senior Rangers figures for discussions over a potential exit this month, Dessers grinned: "No talks at all. I don't mind that. I try to focus on the football and the things that are happening on the pitch. Those are the things that I can control. And like Sunday at Tannadice, I'm just happy to be out there with the guys and fight for the points and be important.
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"That's what I want. There's a lot of unfinished business at Rangers for me. That's also why I kept pushing in the last weeks, in the gym, in training, in the minutes that you get, that's because of that.”
Saturday’s 3-1 win over Jim Goodwin’s Tangerines saw Dessers and Igamane start together for the first time. And the Nigeria international saw signs of promise in that partnership with his fellow African. He said: ”For striker, rhythm is so important, but I was happy to be on the pitch to play together up top with Hamza.
"And I think we have a very good connection, and hopefully that can grow as well. I think most of the time he came on for me, or the other way around. Hamza is a very good guy and when he was playing, I tried to support and try to help him, but I always thought like that, that we could be a very good fit and Sunday was a start.
"And if that understanding gets even better, I think there's way more possible. I feel like I'm in a good place. I've been feeling that for a couple of weeks. I've been working hard on and off the pitch and then if you get the moments like this, to show it, and then you need to show it.”
Gers fell behind to Sam Dalby’s opener but hit back with goals from Mohamed Diomande and Robin Propper before Dessers’ late clincher as they registered their first come-from-behind triumph in the league this term. Dessers said: "If you look at the guys on a pitch, everybody has some experience. I think that's what's needed as well.
"We stuck together. There were moments in the season where we went behind and we fell a little bit apart like 11 islands. On Sunday, we stuck together and then you see what the result was.”
