Rabbi Matondo breaks silence on Rangers loan exit as cult hero drops carpentry for top PL role – Ibrox news bulletin

Rabbi Matondo has opened up on his Rangers exit after the wide man sealed a late January loan switch to 2. Bundesliga side Hannover.

The Wales international's two and a half years at Ibrox have been ravaged with injury and he was restricted to eight appearances in all competitions in the first half of the season, scoring twice in a 6-0 victory against Ross County back in August. The 24-year-old has made a flying start to life in Germany's second tier, netting a fine solo goal on his debut in a 2-2 draw with Hamburg last Sunday.

And Matondo says the decision to head back to Germany - where he previously played for Schalke - felt "right", having already got an inside track on his new club from a new teammate. Speaking to Neue Presse, he said: "It just felt right. I haven't played that much this season because of an injury, but Rangers have been doing quite well without me. I actually already knew 96 (Hannover) from my time at Schalke.

"And Salif Sané told me a lot about Hannover back then. (laughs) After I signed here, he also wrote to me and wished me luck. I want to show it to everyone here."

Elsewhere, ex Rangers favourite Bert Konterman has landed a new a scouting role with Premier League side Brighton after two years away from football working as a carpenter. The 54-year-old - who won 12 caps for the Netherlands - enjoyed a successful three year spell at Ibrox under Dick Advocaat in the early 2000s, winning a league title and two League Cups, scoring a famous winner against arch rivals Celtic in the last four of the cup competition in 2002.

Konterman has experience in management having coached his country's U20 side and a spell in charge of FC Zwolle and is now back in football after setting up his own carpentry