“We’ll See…” Sporting Director Hints That 3.5M Rangers Defender Could Make Summer Switch To Former Club

“We’ll See…” Sporting Director Hints That 3.5M Rangers Defender Could Make Summer Switch To Former Club

Malmo sporting director Daniel Andersson has revealed that the Swedish club may consider re-signing Rangers defender Filip Helander on a free transfer this summer.

The 29-year-old has been plagued by injuries since making the £3.5m move to Ibrox from Bologna in 2019, having made only 60 appearances over a four season period.

Helander started his career at Malmo before making the switch to Hellas Verona at the start of the 2015/16 season. His contract with the Gers expires at the end of the campaign and, when asked if the player could move back to Sweden, Andersson said:

“We have had little contact during these years, but we’ll see how the situation is. He is still quite young…Like I said, we’ll see. We keep in touch with all interesting old Malmo players.”


It’s been a very difficult time for Helander. The centre-half hasn’t played a game of professional football in nearly eleven months, with his last appearance coming in a 4-0 win over St Mirren in April last year.

Helander has been suffering with a foot injury that has caused him plenty of issues since his arrival in Scotland. The Swedish international has not been offered a new deal and his departure at the end of May is almost a dead cert.