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title: "Glasgow Rangers: Negri urges Morelos to leave Ibrox"
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author: "jonathan radcliffe"
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published: "2020-07-20T18:20:50Z"
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# Glasgow Rangers: Negri urges Morelos to leave Ibrox

**Ex-Glasgow Rangers striker Marco Negri has said he would like to see Alfredo Morelos join Lazio and expects him to leave this summer.**

Morelos has been fantastic for the Gers ever since making the move to Ibrox for [£1.08m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alfredo-morelos/profil/spieler/338962) in 2017 – he has [77](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alfredo-morelos/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/338962) goals in 137 matches, and managed 29 last season alone before the campaign was prematurely brought to a close. However, those performances have attracted the attention of the likes of [the Serie A outfit](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5812264/rangers-alfredo-morelos-lazio-summer-shortlist/), as well as [Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid](https://www.goal.com/es/noticias/rangers-empieza-a-buscar-el-reemplazo-de-alfredo-morelos/1ibfwoqd6rfzt1i4lneemkaqt8).

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Negri, though, believes the Rome-based side is the perfect place for him. He [told The Sunday Post](https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/morelos-lazio-marco-negri/):

“*Morelos is a young man who has already done very well.*

*“He has great physical strength – an advantage when you are playing in Scotland where the defenders can be very tough – and an excellent ability to turn chances into goals.*

*“His scoring ratio is very high and, while numbers are not everything in football, they do count.*

*“They will have been carefully analysed by a lot of clubs and, because his numbers are so good, I think Morelos’ experience at Rangers is ending.*

*“He will probably change clubs and I’d like to see him in Italy. Lazio can be the right team for him.*

*“Why? Because I believe Simone Inzaghi is an excellent coach. We have already seen the work he has done on Felipe Caicedo.”*

Lazio have done rather well this campaign in Italy as they currently sit in the top four, and they are just [one win](https://www.skysports.com/serie-a-table) away from securing Champions League football. However, other than Ciro Immobile, who has scored [32](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lazio-rom/leistungsdaten/verein/398) goals in all competitions this term, they lack firepower – the next highest scorer is Caicedo with nine.

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As such, a new forward could well be needed, and Morelos’ record would certainly fit the bill. However, this is not exactly what Steven Gerrard and Ross Wilson will want to hear. For [£20m](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5812264/rangers-alfredo-morelos-lazio-summer-shortlist/), though, they would perhaps not be too upset if he were to depart.

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