Tam McManus in brutal Youssef Chermiti verdict as January exit on cards at Rangers
Tam McManus believes that Youssef Chermiti has already lost the fans at Rangers.
Chermiti signed for Rangers for an £8.5million fee this summer, but he has struggled to make the required impact at Ibrox.
Rangers sacked sporting director Kevin Thelwell in November, and the addition of the former Everton striker for such an amount will have surely played a huge part in that decision.
McManus thinks that the Gers may even allow Chermiti to depart in the January window, after his miserable form in Scotland.
What did Tam McManus say about Rangers flop Youssef Chermiti?
McManus questioned whether Rangers would let Chermiti leave on loan when the transfer market reopens next month.
He stated that the supporters have already decided that he is not the required standard, which makes it extremely hard for him to succeed in Govan, in a brutal verdict.
Speaking on PLZ Soccer on 4 December, the ex-Hibernian star said: “It is not happening for him at Rangers, I don’t know what is going to happen in the January window, do they loan him out?
“I just think the Rangers fans have made their mind up on him, I think if you are a player at Rangers or Celtic, and the fans make their mind up, it is hard to come back from that.
“I think they have made their mind up that he is not good enough, and it is going to be even harder for him.”
Would Rangers really let Chermiti leave in January?
Ibrox News understands that the Rangers may allow Chermiti to exit on loan, with Portuguese side Braga already showing interest.
It would be a huge disappointment if that happened, as the Light Blues spent a huge fortune on him, and it would be much better if he could turn it around.
However, that is not expected to be the case, as he has scored just once in 15 appearances for the Govan outfit, and has not shown any signs of improvement under new boss Danny Rohl.
His addition is synonymous with the chaos at Auchenhowie, as he had not scored a single goal for Everton since moving to England, and Thelwell still decided to sign him.
Luckily, for Gers supporters, the ex-Blues executive has now departed, so they have a chance to correct the mistakes that he made in his short time in Scottish football.
That may well start straight away in the winter window, with Chermiti heading out of the door, after his miserable start to his career in G51.
He has not provided the goods, so he may well be surplus to requirements.
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