Rangers’ Dessers does not rule out a romantic Belgian return | OneFootball

Cyriel Dessers and Rangers face Club Brugge in the Champions League qualification play-off this evening. An interesting narrative comes with the fact that the Blauw-Zwart have tried to sign him several times. Dessers recently revealed that a return to Belgium is something that he’s open to, and is something that has nearly materialised over recent seasons.

Dessers was Rangers’ top scorer last season with 29 goals in all competitions. This attracted considerable interest from other teams, including several Serie A clubs. Although this summer, no such interest came from Club Brugge, the Bruges side have been interested in the striker in the past.

“There were indeed two contacts with Club,” Dessers told Het Laatste Nieuws. “Once when Leko was manager there, and the last time when I was playing for Cremonese. But that interest never materialised.”

In Belgium, Dessers previously played for KRC Genk, Oud-Heverlee Leuven, and Lokeren. Returning to Belgium at some point is certainly not out of the question. “Why not? It’s still too early anyway, but I’ve been living abroad for quite a while, and I recently bought a house in Mechelen. There are a few Belgian teams I’m particularly fond of.”

KV Mechelen may be one of those sides, as fans have seemed eager for the striker’s arrival, having already spoken to him several times in the city. “They asked if I could come play for Malinwa,” Dessers laughs. “And I don’t think my wife and in-laws would mind either. Although we’ll have to see how that works out with my career.”

“KV Mechelen is a fantastic club. And for the rest, I try to leave as many doors open as possible. You never know what a career will bring.”

GBeNeFN | Max Bradfield