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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Mark Walker

Ianis Hagi told he will 'never' surpass his father after latest Romania display

Romanian legend Cornel Dinu reckons Ianis Hagi will never live up to the standard of his famous father, Gheorghe.

Hagi was only a sub as Romania crashed to a shock defeat to Bosnia at the start of their World Cup qualifying campaign.

He's out of contract at Rangers at the end of the season and faces an uncertain future.


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And former Ballon d'Or nominee Dinu, who played over 500 games for Dinamo Bucharest and was capped 67 times, wasn't impressed with Hagi junior and compared him to his father, who played for Real Madrid and Barcelona.

He said: "I'm afraid Ianis Hagi is never going to get to the stage where he surpasses his father.

"He is a modest player.

"He had a great chance where all he had to do was pass the ball, but he hesitated and his eventual pass was blocked.

"If you look at the history of football, I don't think there has even been a boy who has done better than his father.

"Look at Johan Cruyff for example. It's the same with Gheorghe Hagi and Ianis."

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