Juan Alegria slams Rangers 'disrespect' as misfit claims there was no plan for him at Ibrox

Rangers reject Juan Alegria has claimed he never got a chance at Ibrox and accused the club of being disrespectful.

The Colombian forward re-joined FC Honka earlier this month after failing to break into Gers’ first team under both Gio van Bronckhorst and Michael Beale following a switch from the Finnish side in 2021. Alegria featured for the Light Blues’ B team in the Lowland League and had loan spells at Partick Thistle and Falkirk. He said: “When Rangers tried to sign me I had high expectations. When you look at the situation or management from inside it is very tough and something I never knew about.

“I never felt as if Rangers had a plan for Juan and that cost time. I learned from the situation and it made me stronger as a person. I don’t regret the move to Rangers but if I had the option to join again I would like to be advised on how everything works inside the club before moving.

“I never knew what was happening from the start and there was no plan. They never told me anything about the situation and why I didn’t get the opportunity. When I joined Rangers I was playing first-team football in Finland and I was put into the B team – I thought I did well.

“The first time I asked Rangers if there was a possibility to go on loan. The second time they had an offer from Falkirk. When I came back from Falkirk, Rangers were very disrespectful. They never told me anything clear about the situation.

“Some people at Rangers made me feel as if I was never a part of the club and acted as if the move never happened. But these people don’t deserve a name.”

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