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‘I’m fully focused on Rangers’: Watford linked player addresses transfer speculation
Rangers star Born🐷a Ba💫risic has had his say on the recent transfer speculation surrounding him.
Borna was ahead of Rangers trip to Pittඣodrie tomo💮rrow night to face Aberdeen.
Barisic had been the su🌞bject of a from Watford in early January.
The fan favourite has been in recent windows.
When asked a🌄bout the reported interest from England, Borna responded
“I’m focused on Rangers, that’s wh♚at is most i𒀰mportant.”
Barisic claimed he did not read newspapers but had hear🍒d a lot of “wrong information💃” regarding him.
However, he dཧid concede that not all the reported information was inaccurate.
When asked if he expected to still be at Rangers at the start o⛦f February, he answered
“You never know in football, you know how it goes.﷽ If somebody comes and says £30million for Borna, I will not be here.
“So, I cannot tell you the right answer and maybe you will 🌱say that I lied.”
When asked later in the interview if there was any♑ genuine interest in this window the player replied
“It was, yes.”
Barisic refused t💎o divulge any details and stated that his situation would become clear at the beginning ꦯof February [transfer window end].
When asked how he reacted to the interest, Barisic looked to reaဣffirm his commitment to Rangers
“The most importa🏅nt thing, as I said, is Rangers, I am ꦇ29 years old, I am very experienced.”
Pointing to the Rangers badge 💮on his jackeꦗt, he claimed he was “100% committed” in training and in matches
“Without that, it’s impossible to play here.”
Barisic new role under GVB
Borna Barisic has had a different role in Giovanni Van Bronckhorst side than under Steven Gerr✃ard.
Gerrard’♏s side were heavily reliant on both full backs getting forwa🦋rd to create attacks.
Borna Barisic and James Tave🧸rnier stats in and evidence the reliance on the full-back for assists.
Barisic form this ♛season had not been great unꦏder Gerrard, with reported calls from the stands for him to be dropped.
His season has been galvanised with the appointmenꦿt of Giovanni Van Bronckhorst.
Borna now plays a more cautious 𝄹role, primarily focusing on the defending aspect of th❀e game.
Despite his impressive a꧒ssist’s stats, he now looks more comfortable in his new role.
When asked about his change of role, he said
“Yes, you can see that the full-backs don’t have the same things to do as under ꦉSteven Gerrard
“I’m happy with it🐠.💦 It’s just part of the tactic, every game is another tactic it’s not always the same.
“For me sometim🐓es I can go up and down, sometimes not. It also depends on who we play.”
Before Giovanni was a☂ppointed Rangers were leaking goals at an alarꦛming rate.
Since GVB’s arrival, the ship has steadied, aওnd Borna et al have only conceded two goals, on🌸e being against top opposition in Lyon.
Will he be here in February?
The player spoke of his commitment ꦯto the club in the press conference.
Ho༺wever, he repeatedly said his future w🃏ould become more clear at the start of February.
We have been here before with Borna.
Is there a possibility of him leaving? Was the commitment c𝐆laims just soundbites? Is a new contract on offer?
Rangers fans will be r༺elishing the closing of the window and putting an end to the speculation over B🍨arisic.
With just over 🦩two weeks remaining in the transfer window he would be an important player to replace midway through such an important campaign.