Rangers chatter silenced as 27-year-old hitman agrees new contract – report

Alfredo Morelos, the former striker for Rangers,

has decided to stay with Santos in Brazil and help them push for promotion

the following season by taking a sizable wage reduction.

The 27-year-old Colombian striker had a challenging time playing for Sao Paolo last season,

as he failed to register a single goal in his time there.

After Santos were demoted from the Brazilian top division for the first time in their history,

there were also chaotic scenes.

Given that Morelos had only played 76 minutes the previous season and that his contract included a release clause,

it appeared as though Alfie’s trip to Brazil would end before it had ever started.

Alfredo Morelos accepts Santos’ pay reduction

Following his return to pre-season training this week,

there are now claims indicating that the striker is prepared to accept a 50% pay cut in order to stay in Brazil.

Alfredo Morelos, who is expected to earn £20k to help Santos battle for promotion,

was reputedly earning £40k per week in Brazil during the second half of the previous season.

Fans of the Rangers will be keenly following El Bufalo’s career as he gets to experience a full preseason and,

perhaps, a whole campaign with the Brazilians after the news.

After leaving Ibrox in the summer after six years in Glasgow,

Alfredo Morelos struggled to find a new club amid ties to Russia and Spain.

As Rangers attempt to add a new striker to the squad this January,

the announcement will also put an end to any speculation that Alfredo Morelos could rejoin the team.

Talk of Rangers return short-lived

Even though Alfredo Morelos will play for Santos in the upcoming campaign,

the Rangers still have a lot of affection for the Colombian striker.

Even though the forward’s Ibrox career did not go as well as it could have,

Morelos still leaves a legacy at the team.

Morelos finished as the Rangers’ all-time European leading goalscorer with 29 strikes.

In 269 appearances with the team, he scored 124 goals.

In 2017, Morelos signed with HJK Helsinki, managed by Pedro Caixinha,

for an alleged £1 million after Jonatan Johansson suggested him.

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