Rangers striker Antonio Colak reckons his transfer to Ibrox may be his launchpad for a World Cup place in Qatar with Croatia later this yr.
The previous PAOK hitman accomplished a £2.5 million transfer final week and made his debut in Rangers' 2-1 pleasant win at Blackpool. Colak gained three caps for his nation when he was prime scorer within the nation with Rijeka earlier than his ill-fated transfer to Greece.
And he is decided to reclaim his place and be part of Ibrox team-mate Borna Barisic within the World Cup runners-up squad at Qatar in November. He mentioned: "My largest aim is to play within the World Cup and I can solely go there if I rating targets. Rangers are by far the most important membership I've ever performed for, I can not even describe how massive this membership are. They ask me to present every thing and the followers and the membership will return all of it to me. I am overjoyed to be right here.
"Will probably be crucial to win trophies. The final word aim is the Champions League group. It's clear that the strain might be nice, however I am prepared for it. You possibly can't be at a membership as massive as that and never have strain. There may be a whole lot of attacking competitors, Alfredo Morelos performs in my place, he scored a whole lot of targets. Additionally, Kemar Roofe is an efficient striker. Will probably be an actual combat, I need to impose myself and rating.
"There have been different provides, however the entire story about Rangers was fascinating to me. Once I heard that the Rangers wished me, I wished nothing else. I had different provides, however cash wasn't necessary. I spoke with Nikica Jelavic after I signed the contract. He wished me luck and hoped I scored many targets. I hope to see him in Glasgow. He defined to me what this membership means to individuals and what they may count on from me - to combat for the badge and have most effort in each recreation."
And Colak, in an interview with homeland publication Vecernji checklist, is not all in favour of utilizing Rangers as a springboard for a transfer to England. He identified: "Actually, I did not take into consideration the English Premier League. Simply coming to Rangers is an enormous step ahead for me. I need to do my finest and rating as many targets as doable."
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