Ianis Hagi is a player who will return to Rangers from Deportivo Alaves this summer, but he has very little chance of staying in the Scottish Premiership due to his fluctuating performances.
The Romanian midfielder called up for EURO 2024, where he will also be the captain of the national team, is wanted in the Superliga by a team that will surely compete for the title next season. We are talking about Rapid Bucharest, now coached by the Northern Irishman Neil Lennon. He was asked about the possibility of Ianis Hagi coming to Rapid, with an enthusiastic response: „He is welcome if he wants. He had some injury problems, but he is a good player. So, he is welcome here, tell him,” was the message from the coach in Giulesti to Gica Hagi’s son.
The Scottish press immediately picked up on this, considering that Lennon has successfully coached there, even winning 5 titles in a row with Celtic Glasgow: "Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon, now on the bench of Rapid Bucharest, jokingly invited Ianis Hagi to join his team," wrote FootballScotland.
There have been reports about interest in Ianis from Fenerbahce as well, the Turkish club where Jose Mourinho has just arrived as a coach.
Romania is in Group E at EURO 2024, alongside Belgium, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
D.A.