Former Rangers favourite 'not good enough' for current club according to Turkish legend
The ex-Ibrox man left the club in the summer and has not had the desired effect with his new side.
Former Rangers star John Lundstram has not had the desired impact at his new club since his departure from Glasgow. The midfielder left Ibrox as a free agent over the summer, following the expiration of his three-year contract.
Lundstram signed for Turkish outfit Trabzonspor shortly after his departure and while he has not missed a single match for the Süper Lig side so far this season, his performances have not convinced everybody.
Former Turkey international Sergen Yalçın has torn into the 30-year-old and branded him ‘not good enough’ to play for Trabzonspor. The Black Sea Storm are currently 11th in the Süper Lig table, with 12 points from their opening ten fixtures.
Yalçın, who played for Galatasaray, Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe during his career, delivered his brutally honest verdict on how he feels Lundstram’s time in Trabzon has been going so far.
“Trabzonspor has a player John Lundstram. He is a flat midfielder who offers absolutely nothing. He's not alone because they have many players like that,” Yalçın said (via Rangers Review). “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.”
Lundstram signed for Rangers in 2021 from Sheffield United, following the expiration of his deal with the English side. The midfielder joined the club under the management of Steven Gerrard, before his departure to manage Aston Villa.
Lundstram made 153 appearances for Rangers in total and contributed 11 goals and nine assists in all competitions. In an emotional Instagram post featuring a video of his Gers highlights, the midfielder posted a farewell to fans following the news that he would be leaving ‘with a heavy heart’ after ‘falling in love’ with the club.
“I didn’t know when I walked through the doors, of a place I had no connection to, that after three years it would have touched me like it has. It’s well and truly gripped me and now I’ll never be able to stay away.”
Lundstram thanked his teammates, managers, the backroom staff and the fans, pledging that he would ‘always be one of them’ moving forward.