Ex-Rangers man's agent has been contacted as club discuss terminating his contract just five months in
After leaving Ibrox, the former Rangers ace is in hot water at his current club.
Rangers saw multiple players come in and out of Ibrox over the summer, including new signing Mohamed Diomandé and the sale of the likes of Sam Lammers and Todd Cantwell.
Among those who left the club over the summer also include John Lundstram and Borna Barišić, who both left as free agents to join Trabzonspor. However, it’s been far from the ideal start to their new chapters.
Lundstram recently came under fire from former Turkey international Sergen Yalçın, who branded him ‘not good enough’ to be at the club based on his performances.
“He is a flat midfielder who offers absolutely nothing. He's not alone because they have many players like that. He does not provide any contribution to the team, he does not make any difference to the team at all. He is not good enough for Trabzonspor. This is a team who were supposed to be going for the title. They are full of players who are not good enough to do that.”
Barišić is also struggling with his debut season in Turkey, so much so that there has been a new development in his status with Trabzonspor. According to Günebakiş, the former Rangers ace is ‘one of the names expected to leave’ the Süper Lig club as early as January.
Rumours of a contract termination have now come into the spotlight, following initial talks that he would be leaving Trabzonspor on loan. While he was in line to be shipped out on a temporary deal, he is now the subject of much more serious talks. The report claims that Trabzonspor have ‘called Barišić’s agent’ to discuss terminating his contract in Turkey.
After making the move from Scotland in June and penning a three-year deal, Barišić admitted both he and Lundstram had been ‘walking around with smiling faces’. He also admitted the nature of his transfer was completed quickly.
“Because the intention of both parties was for the transfer to happen. When Trabzonspor reached out to me, I said I wanted to be here. I also told my agent that I wanted to reach an agreement.”