BREAKING NEWS: After being spotted in an Ibrox jersey, elite talent labels Rangers as the “best club in the world.”
Although Mohamed Diomande says Philippe Clement may have persuaded him to select Rangers, it’s obvious that the team has held a special place in his heart since his days in the Ivory Coast.
After joining the team in January from FC Nordsjaelland in Denmark, the gifted 23-year-old midfielder has made a strong impression, scoring on his first two starts.
This week, Rangers manager Philippe Clement waxed poetic about the recent graduate of the Right to Dream Academy, predicting that, with chance on his side, Diomande would rise to the pinnacle of the game.
The midfield player has now talked about the move to Ibrox and those images of himself wearing a Rangers jersey when he was younger.
“Rangers are the best club in the world,” said Mohammed Diomande.
Speaking about the move in advance of the match against Kilmarnock, Mohamed Diomande has been candid about the Rangers manager’s involvement in persuading him that Ibrox was where his future belonged.
The midfield player also says that after seeing Diomande’s skills in Abidjan, an English scout gave him an Ibrox jersey, which is when his love affair with Rangers began.
Rangers have been his lifetime team as a result, and Mohamed Diomande has called them “the best club in the world.”
When asked why he decided on the Rangers, Diomande responded, “I think it was the best place for me to come.” “I felt pretty happy about the manager.
He was merely persuading me. I wanted to hear from a manager that they recognized my abilities and what I could offer the organization, and he gave me that assurance. additionally a senior manager.
“I’ve had calls from several clubs, but I chose to attend because I felt like I needed something to cheer me up.
“Aye, why not? I know Rangers is the greatest club in the world and I’ve known them for a very long time.”
Regarding the Rangers jersey, he said, “Joe Mulberry, an Englishman, is the guy who scouted me when I was eleven years old from Ivory Coast.” I’ve been wearing the Rangers shirt that he acquired for me when I was in the Academy for some personal training since he scouted me out of Abidjan.
“I’ve been watching the Rangers a lot, and I’ve witnessed their accomplishments. Since I felt like I had already fallen in love with the club at a young age, I would argue that having a shirt was also one of the crucial factors that sealed the deal.
Ibrox Right to Dream: Ivorian midfielder Mohamed Diomande inked a loan-to-buy agreement with Rangers in the January transfer window, with the goal of completing the £4.5 million transfer in the summer.
With the Ivorian adjusting to Glasgow life swiftly and scouts all over the place keeping an eye on his growth, that fee may soon prove to be an amazing steal for the Gers.
Rangers obviously want to sell Mohamed Diomande for a high price in the upcoming campaigns, but for the time being, they’ll just have to settle for watching the Ivory Coast prospect grow in the team.
At the moment, Rangers and Mohamed Diomande seem like a match made in heaven, and it seems unlikely that their romance will alter much over the next years.
Similar to young boys and girls wearing Rangers jerseys when strolling through Glasgow as children, there is a certain lyrical quality to this Ivorian bluenose boy growing up and realizing his goal at Ibrox.
It’s not as though he should end there.
Could the Ivory Coast player ultimately unseat a Barcelona and Manchester City icon now that Mohamed Diomande is the clear favorite to win the game?