Abdallah Sima has completed a loan move to Stade Brest.
The former Rangers winger had joined the Ligue 1 side on a season-long loan from Brighton.
Sima, 23, spent last season on loan at Ibrox where he quickly became a fan favourite scoring 16 goals in 39 outings for Rangers.
𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐳 𝐭𝐨𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 ! 🔴⚪
— Stade Brestois 29 (@SB29) August 21, 2024
However, he will not return to Rangers this season with a loan move to Stade Brest finalised and officially announced.
The Brighton winger will join the Ligue 1 club ahead of their entry into the Champions League having finished third in the French top-flight last season.
Sima has played in France before when he turned out for Angers - playing 37 times and netting on six occasions in the 2022/23 season.
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A Stade Brest statement confirmed: "Trained in Medina, Senegal, the 23-year-old left winger really revealed himself in the colors of Slavia Prague during the 2020-21 season. During this exercise, the native of Dakar scored a whopping 16 goals in 39 matches in all competitions, achieving the cup-league double in the Czech Republic.
"Performances that caught the eye of Brighton, a Premier League resident, where he signed in the summer of 2021. After being loaned by the Seagulls to Stoke City then to Angers during the 2022-23 season, Abdallah joined Glasgow Rangers during the 2023 summer transfer window. In Scotland, the player who will wear number 17 this season, discovered the European Cup, playing in the Champions League play-offs (3 matches, 1 goal) and 6 Europa League matches (3 goals) in 2023-24.
"In the league, Abdallah Sima also left his mark on the season with 11 goals in 24 matches. In the end, Rangers finished runners-up behind Celtic Glasgow and won the Scottish League Cup. In total, Abdallah Sima scored 16 goals in 39 matches… Exactly like in the Czech Republic!
"Senegalese international (7 caps), Abdallah Sima will bring all his experience to the Finistère attack. Welcome home, Abdallah!"