Rabbi Matondo's move to Rangers has left some in the football community perplexed - but Cercle Bruges sporting director Carlos Avina Ibarrola is delighted he has got another big move.
The Belgian First Division club convinced the Welsh international to complete a loan move to them last summer from Schalke and he paid them back handsomely via 10 goals and two assists. He returned to Germany earlier this summer and sealed a seven-figure move to Rangers, but there's been a hint of surprise around this.
A Welsh international keen to play for them at the World Cup in Qatar later this year, The Athletic report his transfer 'has surprised some observers' as there was Premier League interest in Manchester City's former youngster. A big pitch from Ibrox boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst at their Portuguese training camp earlier this month though proved pivotal and it helped the Dutchman land another signing target.
