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Blair Meikle

Cyriel Dessers on Rangers transfer exit speculation and Barry Ferguson

Cyriel Dessers insists he is happy at Rangers as he addressed speculation over his future.

The much-maligned hitman ended last season with 29 goals despite frustrating with his all round play and missed chances to score even more.

It has still been one school of thought that Gers could cash in and replace the Nigerian with a more rounded striker - especially as there always seems to be interest in Dessers.

Talk around a potential exit for the 30-year-old wouldn't go away in January and there appears to be further interest for the summer window, reports linking him with the likes of Olympiakos and AEK Athens in the Greek Super League.

Dessers is contracted until 2027 and says he would be more than happy to see that out, hinting the rumours about a move to Greece may be just that - rumours.

Speaking to SportsBoom, he said: "I still have two years left on my contract with Rangers. It’s a fantastic club, and I’m happy there.

"When you score that number of goals, it’s normal for other teams to show interest. I’ve seen the links with Olympiacos, but I don’t know anything specific about that.


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"These kinds of rumours are normal, but for now, I’m staying focused and looking forward to enjoying my holiday in a few weeks."

Dessers admits it was a disappointment for his club not to pick up any silverware last season but feels he can be happy about his campaign from an individual point of view.

He added: "From a team perspective, at Rangers, we needed to win a big trophy. Unfortunately, we didn’t achieve that last season. That was disappointing.

"But on a personal level, I scored 30 goals, and I can be proud of that.

"Phillipe Clement is a good coach. We started the season with him, and later Barry Ferguson came in as caretaker manager. It’s never easy to take over a team in the middle of a challenging season, but Barry worked hard to turn things around and get everyone on the same page.

"We had some positive moments — especially in the Europa League, where we won two good games against Fenerbahce, a very strong team coached by Jose Mourinho. So there were definitely things to be grateful for."

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