Rangers new boy Jefte has been backed to achieve great things in his career.

One former Gers player has even gone as far as to tip the left-back to turn out for Real Madrid one day.

Dalcio - who was signed by Pedro Caixinha in 2017 - reckons the Brazilian could well play in the famous white shirts of the 15 times Champions League winners.

The Portuguese winger played with Jefte at APOEL last season, so he knows all about his capabilities both attacking and defending.

Jefte was Philippe Clement's first signing of the summer, with a busy summer expected in the transfer market at Ibrox.

And Dalcio reckons his old teammate will provide similar qualities to James Tavernier on the left.

He told the Sunday Mail: “Jefte’s a very good player, really offensive. He’ll bring speed and goals to Rangers. And he’s young so he’ll learn. He’s still developing and Rangers can bring the best out of him. He will improve at Ibrox. He’s a good player now but has so much potential to get better. He came to APOEL as a young player and was thrown straight into a top league.

“Of course, for the first three or four months it was difficult for him as he adapted. But, after that, he was an amazing left-back for us. Rangers aren’t paying a lot of money for Jefte now. But in the future he can be anything he wants to be.

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"Everything depends on Jefte himself. If he works hard and wants it – and everyone said this about him at APOEL – he could play for Real Madrid in the future.

“That’s the potential he has and I’m sure you’ll see that in Scotland. He’s TOO fast. It’s unbelievable. He has a really good left-foot and likes to take corners and free-kicks. He’s just like Tavernier at Rangers now. Jefte likes to get into the box and score, even from left-back.

"I’ve told him he must learn more about the defensive side of the game. And he’ll need that because the Scottish league is strong. You have to be focused there to defend, as well as attack.”