Report: Injured Hagi may now have played last game for Rangers, 15 G/A replacement lined up

Ianis Hagi is likely to leave Rangers, and Rijeka’s Robert Muric could replace him. 

That’s according to a report from Croatian outlet Germanijak (via Ibrox News).

Hagi only joined Rangers permanently in the summer of 2020 in a £3.15m move from KRC Genk following an initial loan spell at Ibrox. The Romanian, who is valued at £6.3m by Transfermarkt, still has two-and-a-half years left on his contract.

It emerged on Tuesday that he would miss the remainder of the 2021/22 season after undergoing surgery on a knee injury sustained against Stirling Albion in the Scottish Cup, so there’s now a possibility that the 23-year-old has played his last game for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side.

The report from Germanijak (via Ibrox News) claimed that Hagi will ‘probably’ leave Ibrox come the end of the season.

Muric is being lined up as a potential replacement, although Rangers have yet to make a formal approach for the 25-year-old Rijeka wizard.

Hagi would no doubt be a big loss at Ibrox. His four goals and four assists this season take him to an overall tally of 36 direct goal contributions in 85 games for Rangers. He has started 15 times in the Premiership this season, and three times in the Europa League group stage, further emphasising his importance to the Light Blues.

Would Muric be an able replacement? To his credit, the £2.7m-rated Croatian boasts some pretty strong numbers, with eight goals and seven assists in his 20 appearances in the current campaign.

However, it’s worth stressing that the Croatian top flight ranks 17th in Europe, a full eight places below the Scottish Premiership, so there’s no guarantee he could make the step-up to this league, especially for the reigning champions and current leaders.

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