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Gabriel McKay

Steven Gerrard 'banned Umar Sadiq from Rangers car park' as report lifts lid on pair's dysfunctional relationship

It's claimed Umar Sadiq was banned from the Rangers car park, as his relationship with Steven Gerrard went south.

The striker join on loan from Roma in the summer of 2018, but he failed to impress in his time at Ibrox.

Sadiq made just one Premiership appearance, and after a disastrous showing in the Betfred Cup semi-final with Aberdeen his deal was terminated.

The Nigerian has rebuilt his career in Serbia though, with 16 goals in 30 games for Partizan Belgrade, and an ESPN article lays out the case that he was never given a chance by Gerrard.

ESPN quotes a source as saying: "At Rangers it was a case of coming with a big reputation after a good six months in Holland.

Umar Sadiq (SNS)

"It is hard to explain, but everything just went south for him there. Even he cannot explain it.

"Gerrard also never took to his style of play. At one point he was told not to park his car in the same car park with the senior team, the boss saying he was driving an expensive Range Rover, and things like that.

"He had regular disagreements with the manager. He was working hard at training and giving his best, but was not getting games and he decided he wanted to leave so the loan deal was terminated."

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