Rangers boss Steven Gerrard was visibly agitated as he was forced to discuss the future of West Ham United target Alfredo Morelos.
West Ham United are looking to bring in another striker before the transfer window shuts and have been linked with Rangers star Alfredo Morelos (The Daily Star).
Manuel Pellegrini has spent £69million on forward Sebastien Haller and exciting Spain star Pablo Fornals.
Steven Gerrard has been busy adding to his Rangers squad too.
West Ham want Morelos but so does Gerrard
But he has spent as much time fending off questions about whether his Colombian star Morelos will be staying at Ibrox.
And it clearly got to him in his latest press conference on Sunday following a pre-season friendly win over Derby County.
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Speaking to the press, the Rangers manager said he would try to get the club to put Morelos on the stand to answers questions over his future.
Irritated Rangers boss to put Alfredo on the stand
“Alfredo is a huge part of what we’re trying to do here,” an irritated Gerrard told the press, as broadcast on Sky Sports News on Sunday night.
“Instead of me answering this question every single press conference I’m going to do everything I can to put Alfredo in front of you guys, and you can ask him the question ‘Whether he wants to be part of this going forward’ because I can only say I want him to be part of it.
“But the decision lands with Alfredo. So I’m sure now he’s been in this country for how long, two or three years, I’m sure he knows how to answer yes and no so Robert (Rangers communications team) can we have Alfredo up here please (soon) to save me answering the question everytime? I’ll do my best for you,” Gerrard said to the gathered reporters as broadcast on Sky Sports News.
It was either a supreme show of confidence from Gerrard that he can keep Morelos at Rangers.
Supreme confidence or patience wearing thin?
Or the manager is growing sick of the constant speculation and wants to try and draw a line under it one way or another.
West Ham want Morelos as their second striker signing of the summer following the club record capture of Sebastien Haller.
Reliable West Ham insider ExWHUemployee confirmed the interest recently.
Gerrard has previously warned the likes of West Ham to act fast if they want his star man, read full story here.
Morelos scored 30 goals and collected five red cards and 18 yellows last season.
But former Hammer Jermain Defoe, a teammate of Morelos at Rangers, says the striker has changed his ways (Daily Record).
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