Is there a trophy for the club that nearly signed the most World Cup players? Ecuador star was almost a ‘Rangers’ hero!

Jeremy Sarmiento could have been a Rangers player- that is the comforting news for Ibrox fans as they settle down to watch Ecuador in the World Cup Finals.

With Borna Barisic the only member of Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s squad at the finals in Qatar some very creative thinking is required to provide Ibrox fans with a flow of feel-good stories.

While at primary school in London Sarmiento had offers from four clubs. Wisely he snubbed an offer from the old Rangers club, three years away from going into liquidation in favour of Charlton as a pathway into the professional game.

Football Scotland, the digital face of the Daily Record has dredged up the story, perhaps if circumstances had been entirely different Sarmiento would be entertaining the fans at Ibrox who are currently watching Scott Arfield, Ryan Jack, John Lundstram and Scott Wright going through the motions.

With more than three weeks to go until Hibs visit Ibrox, Football Scotland is working on the Ibrox connections of Lionel Messi, Jason Cummings and others.

Jeremy Sarmiento is on the pitch for Ecuador at the World Cup

And he could have been a Rangers player ??https://t.co/pJEL8KIYot pic.twitter.com/OYV7k2P13u

— Football Scotland (@Football_Scot) November 20, 2022

Is there a trophy for the club that nearly signed the most World Cup players?

— LombardiaNumeroQuattro (@Lothianno4) November 20, 2022

Feel good pish

— Celtic SC ©®™ (@Celtic67Fins72) November 20, 2022

Utter nonsense with that shit may as well messi could have been at raith rovers

— Kyogoisscottish (@ballinacup69) November 20, 2022

Messi is playing in the World Cup, coulda been a rangers player if pic.twitter.com/GYKhuHq9SL

— Brianmcj (@brianmcj) November 20, 2022

His dad said he had offers from four clubs including Rangers but opted for Charlton……..in 2009. So close.

— paddytheenglishman (@nathanjamesjr2) November 20, 2022

Aye so could Messi but well he isnae

— col mcm (@McmCol) November 20, 2022

Glasgow Could Have Rangers. The club with more could haves than players.

— Alex Coutts (@AlexCoutts11) November 20, 2022