Todd Cantwell 'proud' for forcing Rangers exit and claims the old him would have lost a season at Ibrox
dailyrecord.co.ukBullish Todd Cantwell insists he is "proud" of the transfer request that sparked his Rangers escape to Blackburn Rovers as doubled down on his verdict on Philippe Clement.
The playmaker has emerged as a hero at Ewood Park this season after reviving his stuttering career away from the Scottish Premiership.
The 26-year-old endured a rocky relationship with boss Clement after the Belgian took over the hot seat from Michael Beale. Cantwell would bring the curtain down on his time at Ibrox on the final day of the summer transfer window for a merge fee with the midfielder forced to train with the B team after being frozen out of the first-team plans after submitting a transfer request.
But that was far from the first chapter in the tumultuous connection the pair endured at Ibrox. The gaffer brutally subbed Cantwell off Ross McCausland after just 35 minutes in the Europa League clash with Aris Limassol before criticising his lack of width on the right flank during the clash with the Cypriot side - with both parties teasing that the full story had yet to come out following his departure.
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