Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
David Irvine

Ex-Rangers ace Barisic joins second new club six months after Ibrox transfer exit

Borna Barisic has completed a deadline-day move to Leganes.

The ex-Rangers full-back has signed a loan deal with the La Liga club.

Barisic - who only left Rangers last summer - has been allowed to leave Super Lig club Trabzonspor to seal a late move in the winter transfer window.

While Leganes and Trabzonspor have not formally announced the deal, it does appear as a finalised move on the La Liga website.

Barisic is the last deal to have gone through in the Spanish top flight before the transfer window shut on Monday, February 3.

The former Ibrox defender joins Duk at his new club with the Aberdeen winger completing a permanent transfer switch to the Spanish side.


Read more: 


Barisic has played just 15 times for Trabzonspor since joining the club on a free transfer in the summer.

The Croatian left-back still has another year on his deal with the Turkish club but will spend the remainder of this season with Leganes.

Upon joining Trabzonspor on a free, Barisic had said: "I am incredibly happy. We did not expect such a warm welcome. We are very excited to be here. The transfer process was very easy. We made a deal in two or three days. It was from both sides a big will and wish that I come here.

"When I received a phone call from Trabzonspor, I signed up here. I said I wanted to wear it, and the process went well. My jersey number is not yet clear."

However, Barisic has struggled for minutes in the Super Lig, despite claiming he had numerous clubs in Europe competing for his signature after departing Rangers.

 "I received other offers from many clubs in Europe," he said. "But Trabzonspor's attempts to convince me to sign were very impressive."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.