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David Irvine

Cerny tight-lipped on Rangers transfer future as he responds to Villarreal links

Rangers star Vaclav Cerny insists he's ignoring all speculation about his future despite reported interest from La Liga high-fliers Villarreal.

And he stressed he only cares about impressing at Ibrox.

The Czech winger has been one of Philippe Clement's side's best players this season after joining on loan from Wolfsburg in the summer.

Rangers don't have an option to turn the loan into a permanent transfer and there were reports this week that Villarreal could try and make an offer to Wolfsburg to sign him this month.

But Cerny, in an interview in homeland publication, Seznam Zpravy, stressed he is only concentrating on playing for Rangers.

He said: "I'm playing a season at Rangers without an option to buy, I have to say that I've completely let go of thinking about returning to Wolfsburg now.

"I'm enjoying it here immensely. I don't want to think about what will happen. There will be time for that towards the end of the season, when things start to settle down.


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"After this season, I have a two-year contract at Wolfsburg. If the tug-of-war starts then, it's no longer in my hands.

"If I score twenty goals and assist another twenty, then other options will open up.

"I was convinced that I could keep my place at Wolfsburg, so I wanted to show my quality at an even bigger club than Wolfsburg.

"It's going well at the moment. I know how football works and I know what the situation is at Rangers and what the possibilities are.

"But it's not up to me to comment on that so soon. I just have to give my best on the pitch and help the club to achieve success.

"I'm just focused on football, family and life in Glasgow, which is hectic in itself. I wouldn't want to waste my time thinking about something I can't control anyway.

"It's hard to describe how big Rangers are. The tradition, the background, it's a giant. It's really nice to experience this again after Ajax. A great experience for my career.

"The intensity is huge."

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