Carlos Cuellar ignores Rangers plea
Despite agreeing a fee with Aston Villa and being in talks with the players agent Cuellar has turned his back on Ally McCoist’s public pleas by heading back to Spain rather than open talks with Rangers.
With less than 48 hours to go before the signing deadline for next week’s Champions League tie with Malmo the Rangers boss has almost given up on bringing Cuellar back to Ibrox.
Last night the rookie Rangers boss admitted: “We wanted an answer from Carlos today, definitely. He knows that, as does his agent and lawyer.
“There has been no news yet, unfortunately, from Carlos. He’s not been in touch. I understand he’s in Spain.
“How would I assess our chances? I have no idea. There is only one man who can answer that question and that’s Carlos. I don’t know if he’s talking to other clubs in Spain but I’ve never asked for any assurances.
“Carlos has not been in touch with me. Andrew Dickson (Rangers’ head of football administration) has been in constant dialogue with his agent and obviously we are hoping to move it along.
“But the thing about his situation is that Carlos won’t be fit to play in the immediate future. So, as quickly as we want it over the line, it’s not a massive priority. At this stage, other players would be the priority.”
Cuellar’s snub came on the same day that Kyle Bartley announced that his priority is to force his way into the Arsenal squad.
Despite the arrival of Craig Whyte and a £15m transfer warchest McCoist’s only signing has been Juan Ortiz although Allan McGregor, Steven Whittaker and Steve Davis have all signed new long term deals to stay at Ibrox.
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