Athletic Membership vs Rangers: Ianis Hagi dreaming of Gers Europa League glory amid contract uncertainty | Soccer Information

Ianis Hagi is dreaming of Europa League glory as Rangers put together to face Athletic Membership of their quarter-final second leg on Thursday.

Regardless of enjoying greater than 80 minutes of the primary leg with 10 males, Rangers dug in to earn a 0-0 draw at Ibrox and at the moment are three video games away from a second European last in three years.

The Romanian worldwide insists that his precedence is to “put his physique on the road” for the membership amid uncertainty surrounding his future, together with his contract expiring on the finish of this season.

“I believe we will all agree that publicly, Rangers are in a state of affairs the place so many issues are occurring behind the scenes, necessary issues, necessary adjustments,” Hagi instructed Sky Sports activities Information.

“I believe the correct time will come, however for the time being, all people’s engaged on Thursday, particularly me.

“It is such an enormous second for myself to get that and end the season on a excessive. I do not assume proper now my future is a precedence for anybody, even for myself.

“My precedence is to win on Thursday, get into the semi-finals, put my physique on the road for this soccer membership and see the place that brings me and the place that brings Rangers as nicely.

“I am at this particular membership. I’ve all the pieces round me on the highest degree. I simply take pleasure in it every single day.

“You by no means know when this could cease. I need to really feel it as a result of I’ve dreamed about it, to be at a membership at this degree. I simply take it day-to-day and I am glad. We’ll see the place that brings me and the membership.

“I am going to hold the door open for European glory irrespective of how my future lies or at what second it comes.

“As a soccer participant, you dream of profitable European trophies, not solely home. Being near profitable it, having different sturdy seasons in Europe, you’re feeling such as you’re near it. Hopefully this season we’re capable of put a hand on it.”

The 26-year-old missed out on Rangers’ run to the Europa League last in 2022 via harm however performed a key position within the group stage.

So, can they go one additional this 12 months?

“Why not?” added the midfielder.

“We need to give one thing again to the followers and it is the one competitors that we will nonetheless win, so we’re totally targeted on that.

“90 minutes, 120 minutes, penalty shootout, it does not actually matter how. It is necessary to simply get via the spherical and be within the semis as a result of all of us need to return to Ibrox for an additional European evening.

“You simply must hold a balanced mindset, however on the identical time, consider in your self and consider within the energy that this soccer membership has at this degree of soccer, particularly on this competitors.

“We’ll positively convey our expertise from the previous seasons, however I believe it is a completely totally different sport and it may be a tricky sport subsequent Thursday. We’re wanting ahead to it.

“I believe that season (2021/22), all people had their very own second all through the run. I believe this season as nicely. Hopefully, proper now, I can keep match up till the tip and find yourself profitable all of it this time.

“It is the one competitors we will nonetheless win, so why not? It will likely be an enormous alternative, however I do not need to get too forward of the sport.

“It is nonetheless a good distance till then, however we’re wanting ahead to it.”