Rangers loan star Florian Kamberi has revealed his intentions are to stay at Ibrox beyond his current deal, regardless of when that might be, and Steven Gerrard’s admiration for the Swiss-born forward.
In an interview with Sonntags Blick from his homeland (via The Daily Record), Kamberi also highlights the attributes that he hopes will help him to make his dream come true:
“Steven Gerrard told me that he had been scouting me for a year and a half. He is really a big fan of mine.
“I have huge respect for him. He had a world-class career, so you can absorb every tip from him. As a guy, he is in a class of his own, he takes care of us players extremely well.
“Gerrard appreciates my dynamism and thinks I can help my teammates with my energy and encourage the fans.
“I really want to stay here long term. Playing in front of 50,000 fans every other week is just awesome.”
Speaking about the cancelled Old Firm game as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the former Swiss youth international hints that he had been given the nod to start in what would’ve been an explosive fixture:
“It would have been the biggest game in my career. I think I would have played in my Old Firm game from the start.
“Obviously, the postponement has really annoyed me, but now there are more important things than football.”
Kamberi’s revelation that Gerrard had been scouting him for a year and a half puts into perspective Ian Murray’s claims that he had been a panic buy because of Jermain Defoe’s hamstring injury, while his form has also shown that he is capable of contributing significantly more than some of the players already at the club.
With Brandon Barker and Jordan Jones seemingly on their way out and Sheyi Ojo returning to Liverpool, the on-loan Hibs man would represent a decent option given his proven ability to have an impact from the bench, an issue that has plagued Rangers all season.
His versatility across the forward line would also be an asset and despite only having one assist and one goal to his name since signing, he might just have done enough to earn a permanent move – dreams can come true after all.