Hamza Igamane leaves Rangers: Lille sign striker in £10.4m deal after 'injury' controversy at St Mirren

Hamza Igamane leaves Rangers: Lille sign striker in £10.4m deal after ‘injury’ controversy at St Mirren | Football News

Hamza Igamane has left Rangers to hitch Lille in a £10.4m deal.

The 22-year-old’s departure comes simply days after he refused to play for the club in a Scottish Premiership match at St Mirren, claiming he was injured.

Following that recreation, Rangers head coach Russell Martin informed Sky Sports activities: “We had a bid this week for Hamza, we rejected it. All was high quality. Educated high quality yesterday [Saturday], warmed up high quality. I circled to him at 60 minutes as a result of I wished two strikers on the pitch. Hamza informed me he was injured.”

Two days later, the Morocco worldwide was lacking from coaching – regardless of scans displaying there was no damage – as Rangers ready for his or her Champions League play-off second leg away to Membership Brugge.

Hours afterward Tuesday, Rangers confirmed they had accepted a bid from Lille after Igamane’s launch clause was met.

Martin stated Igamane “obtained what he wished” earlier than including: “Ideally it would not have occurred but it surely did and now we have moved ahead and we will transfer on.

“It isn’t the gamers’ fault, it is actually not.

“It is actually troublesome for a younger man, a younger man that does not communicate the language, that is being informed, ‘Don’t be concerned, your future goes to be elsewhere’ after which I am asking him to be all in and do that and ‘that is what we’d like from you’ and all that stuff. So troublesome, so I do not take it personally.”

Igamane has signed a five-year deal on the French membership, departing Ibrox only one 12 months on from his transfer from AS FAR.