OSCAR CORTES hit the ground running as a Rangers player – only to be laid low by an injury at the worst moment.
The Ibrox club’s Colombian winger suffered the agony of watching on powerless as Phillippe Clement’s side threw their title hopes away.
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He’s in recovery mode now – although that recovery will come too late to play any part in Saturday’s Old Firm Scottish Cup final.
The Ibrox side agreed an option to buy the player – but what happens next remains to be seen.
And now the star admits he’s in the dark but he’s refusing to give up on his long-term dream of playing for Real Madrid.
Cortes said: “I’m doing well now, after everything that has happened.
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“There were obviously difficult times but I think that with the help of all the people I have around me they helped me a lot, and they have helped me to be calm in my head as well.
“I arrived and started to do things very well and well unfortunately the injury came and I had to stop for three months but I thank God I am already in the recovery process.
“Me and my agents are keeping tabs on the negotiations that are taking place.
“We will see what happens. I’m talking to my agents and also to Lens and Rangers.
“Let’s see what happens. I am waiting.
“Since I started playing soccer, my dream has been to play for Real Madrid, it has always been my dream.
“My dream is to get to Real Madrid.
“With work and sacrifice I believe that it can be achieved at some point.
“They are my team.”
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