Sandaza hits out at Rangers offer

Francisco Sandaza has slammed the way that Rangers attempted to sign him from St Johnstone.

Ally McCoist went public with his interest in the striker ahead of Rangers visit to McDiarmid Park but has since withdrawn the offer after being turned down by the Spaniard.

Sandaza scored twice for St Johnstone in their 3-2 win away to Hibs that lifts the Perth side into joint third place with Hearts and Motherwell and took his own SPL tally for the season to ten.

“Rangers don’t value me highly enough,” he claimed. “They are trying to get me cheaply. It’s a big club, nice, everyone would love to play for that team but I think if I play for that team I’m going to score 25 or more goals.

“They have to value me properly. I don’t think they’ve done this with me in the pre-contract. That’s why I’m waiting, scoring goals in this league, feeling good on the pitch.

“I’m not being big time or thinking I am the best. I am working hard, I am humble but if they really want me they should show they really want me, not play with me.

“I’ve been working hard all my career to get to this level. That’s why I don’t think I could sign for money I don’t think is good enough.

“They think ‘Ah, he’s a St Johnstone striker. He was injured last season, he did ok at Dundee United’ but I am the same player. Ask any coach who has worked with me. The best coach in Scotland, Craig Levein, can talk about me.

“I don’t have to prove anything, I’m talking on the pitch. If I’d come from another league and was doing the same as I’m doing here they would say ‘Oh what a striker!’ but I’m coming from St Johnstone and they think I’m not worth as much.”

Meanwhile it’s believed that Rangers have been unable to offer Estonian full-back Enar Jaager suitable terms with Honduran striker Jorge Calaros likely to learn his fate in midweek.

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