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Hamza Igamane shows Rangers dressing room off in a new light as classy pal goes above and beyond for him
Red-hot Hamza Igamane might still be getting to grips with the local lingo in Glasgow but Rangers strike partner Danilo reckons the young Moroccan’s potential speaks for itself.
This summer’s £1.8million signing from FAR Rabat has taken time settling into life at Ibrox. But he’s now quickly translating the promise that prompted Philippe Clement to make him a priority purchase into goals. The North African arrived in Scotland packing fragments of French and that’s allowed him to communicate with his boss through team-mate and part-time interpreter Nico Raskin.
But he’s now busy learning English. In the meantime, he’s letting his ability do the talking and Danilo has certainly been impressed by what the 22-year-old has to say from himself on the field. His ferocious strike against Kilmarnock was his third goal in as many games after announcing himself with a Europa League double in Nice and his fourth in total this term.
But it was a display that proved Clement wasn’t spouting hot air with his insistence that Igamane was the real deal, with the frontman at the heart of everything positive Rangers created. The Light Blues ran riot as they put six goals past Derek McInnes’ ragged Rugby Park side and Danilo was delighted to see his new sidekick express himself so clearly.
“He's a great player,” said the Brazilian. “He's been working really hard since he came. That includes the language. It's difficult for him but we try to help him as much as we can. Nico’s been speaking with him a lot, because he can speak French. So he's a great guy. Always smiling. Always positive. Even when we were on the bench, we tried to be together, talking a little bit. But now he's learning English, it's been really good.
"I see a lot of progress. And on the field, I think everybody can see this quality and the connection we have. We’re trying to play together as much as we can, especially in training. I'm really happy for him for what he is achieving right now.”
Danilo went through a similar transition when he left his hometown of Sao Paulo to join Dutch giants Ajax aged just 18. He said: "I've been through that as well. When I came for the first time to Europe, I couldn’t speak English. I was trying to speak Spanish with people that just didn't even know Spanish! But obviously it comes from yourself. It’s about how much you're willing to learn the language, how much you’re willing to put yourselves there to speak with others.
"But obviously, when you're on the field, every language can just be about football. Then your quality speaks for itself and then you know what you can bring. Then you don’t even need to speak the language, you just need the connection that you can train and then play together. Obviously you need time. You need to be patient with yourself.
“But everybody should be patient, because coming from a totally different country, they have no idea what's coming from you. Patience and time, that's the most important thing.”
Time, though, is something Danilo can no longer afford to waste after a year of injury frustration. He had hoped to return from the devastating knee ligament rupture he suffered at Tynecastle this time last term as Gers kicked off the new campaign. But it proved to be a false start and he was forced back under the knife for a tidy-up procedure.
He’s back now though and marked his first league start since that fateful day in Gorgie with a goal against Killie. Yeah, 100 percent it's a relief,” grinned the striker. “That's what the celebration was about, just being out there after coming back from the injury. I’ve had my opportunities before but didn't finish them off.
“But obviously when you score it’s so nice to have those feelings again. Hopefully there’s more to come. I have been working inside at the training centre and outside on the pitches as well. It’s about keeping myself fit and to prevent those kinds of silly injuries I’ve had as well. So right now, I've been really good. I’ve been looking after my body, looking to prevent those kind of injuries. And right now I’m feeling fine, feeling great, and I’m ready to challenge."
Rangers were finally on song after a campaign where their frontmen have repeatedly hit bum notes. And Danilo was delighted to hear the fans belting out his name to the tune of Oasis hit She’s Electric.
“It is the best feeling in the world,” he said. I've been missing that. Sometimes I’d tell my missus at home that I missed those moments when I could share a joke between me and the fans. So it was the best. It's the best feeling that you can have hearing your song. Words cannot describe how happy I am when I hear those songs. It just gives me more motivation. I just want to be out there and bring my best for them, so they keep believing in us and keep supporting us."
The return of Danilo and emergence of Igamane looked ominous for Cyriel Dessers. But the erratic frontman showed he’s up for the jersey fight as he climbed off the bench to net a quick-fire double against Killie. In every club there’s always going to be competition,” added Danilo. “That's the best way to get the best out of you.
"Since we came here, we’ve always had competition. Sometimes we played together as well. But I think that's what can bring the best of yourself when you have this competition, when everybody's sharp.
"It helped us fight on the field like we did on Thursday, because you just know that you want to play, you want to be there, part of the squad.
"But at some points you just have to be patient. So that's what I've been as well. When I came back from my injury, I had to wait for my opportunity. I'm playing, Cyriel was on the bench against Kilmarnock but he came on and scored two goals. So that’s the point, you always have to be sharp. It's a healthy fight.”
