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Aidan Smith

Alfredo Morelos in emotional Rangers departure as Ibrox transfer exit confirmed

Alfredo Morelos made an emotional exit out of Ibrox yesterday after Michael Beale confirmed that he would be leaving the club.

The Colombian is out of contract come the end of the season and he will now move on to a new challenge away from Glasgow.

Morelos exited Ibrox yesterday alongside his daughter as his wife Yesenia filmed from behind.

Adoring fans chanted Morelos' name as some shouted for autographs.

Beale confirmed on Sunday that Morelos would be leaving the club.

He said: “Morelos is moving on. I think you saw the difference in energy in the forward area when Morelos came on.

"And not in a positive way. We'll need a focal point to the team, for sure.

"Antonio (Colak) is not fit at the moment. Fashion (Sakala) and Rabbi (Matondo) gave us a different type of frontline today."

Beale described Rangers as the “most wasteful team” he has ever seen after Sunday’s 1-0 home win over Aberdeen.

“We had some good moments with the ball all day,” said the former QPR boss, who revealed defender Ben Davies came off with a hamstring problem which could make him a doubt for next week’s game against Celtic.

“Sometimes I feel that we are the most wasteful team in the final third that I have ever seen. We created unbelievable chances and didn’t take them.

“We suddenly face two 80-yard dashes to our own goal. On another day we could find ourselves behind.

“In the first 15 minutes of the second half we missed more unbelievable chances, and when the balls hit the bar I thought it wasn’t going to be our day.

“I know it was their player who got the last touch (when Aberdeen captain Jonny Hayes inadvertently smashed a Rabbi Matondo cut-back against his own crossbar) but we have two or three players there.

“It is not unlucky when we are missing these chances. After a while it has to be poor play or poor final pass, movement, decision-making.

“It has happened in every single day since I came back to the club – we have missed incredible chances.”

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