Leon Balogun reveals he thought Rangers return was 'a wind up' and defender couldn't sleep thinking about comeback

Rangers defender Leon Balogun thought his agent was winding him up when he found out about a potential Ibrox return.

The 35-year-old was resigned by Michael Beale having left the club following the end of the 2021/21 season as a result of defensive injuries in the squad. Balogun joined up with the squad in their pre-season training camp in Germany having spent last season in England with Queen's Park Rangers.

A Scottish Premiership winner in 2021 and a Scottish Cup winner in 2022, Balogun couldn't believe Rangers were back to sign him again and he 'couldn't fall asleep the night he found out.' The Nigerian defender said: "I actually didn’t expect it, it was just one evening and my agent text me, was quite funny He lined it up a bit like, ‘Yeah, would you consider going somewhere else?’ and I was like well, where, what’s the deal? He said ‘Yeah, I’m not sure, it’s a bit of a smaller club’ and I was like how small? Where are we talking about?

"My gut feeling told me maybe because we have a really good relationship, that he was maybe trying to wind me up. And he goes, ‘Ah, only the wee Glasgow Rangers’ and I said no, this is not real, you’re joking.

"He said, ‘No, what do you think?’ I said look, because it was quite late, I’m tired, age is catching up, my eyes are falling down, can’t keep them up, I need to sleep a night on this and if it’s still there then I can believe you. And As I put my phone down a message still came through and just said ‘It’s real’.

"Then I struggled to fall asleep that night a little bit. Then my decision was made, my instant decision was clear."

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