Rangers flop Jose Cifuentes revealed he turned down moves to England, Russia and Turkey to resurrect his career in Brazil with Cruzeiro.

And he insisted his debut for his new club was the first time he'd seen the sun for six months.

The Ecuadorian midfielder was shipped out by Ibrox boss Philippe Clement back to South America after an underwhelming spell in Glasgow.

Cifuentes was officially presented by his new club this week and revealed he had several offers to leave Rangers in January.

He said: "There were two Russian teams who wanted to sign me. However, with the war that is going on there, it was something that could not be carried out because European teams are not allowed to receive money from Russian clubs at the moment I think.

"There was a team from the English Championship interested and a club from Turkey too.

"But it would have been a loan for five months which meant uprooting from family again after they had already had to adapt to Scotland, which would have been a problem.

"So I had to make the best decision for them and that's why I'm here in Brazil.

"I made my debut for Cruzeiro last week and it was sunny.

"I didn't experience the sun for the six months I was with Rangers. It was always cold.

"But my fitness is good and I think I will adapt here easily.

"I like to play as an attacking midfielder, but positioning is something that I adapt to the team for who I am playing."