LILLE HIT PAUSE BUTTON IN PURSUIT OF MORELOS

we have. He is obviously a good player, a very good player and we bid for him. ‘But we had a primary target which was Jonathan David, who we got, and he slots in to a certain system with a number of players already around him. ‘We know this is a transfer window which is longer than usual, and the key thing for us now is going to be to analyse how what we have already comes together. ‘That’s something the coach (Galtier) is looking at before we make any other decision. ‘So, yes, he (Morelos) is a great player and, yes, we bid for him and we would like him. ‘We know we have a lot of talent and we have kind of hit the pause button (on Morelos) at this stage. ‘We will wait it out a couple of weeks, see where we are and then make a final decision on whether we need somebody else before the end of the transfer window.’ Rangers have already secured cover for Morelos in the event that he leaves, following the capture of Kemar Roofe and Cedric Itten. Asked to rate the chances of going back in for Morelos after negotiations broke down, Lopez added: ‘I wouldn’t be able to tell you. The chances of the owner going back in depends very much on what the coach and those around him say. ‘Let’s not forget one thing. Whether we play 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 we have nine, maybe ten, offensive players and you also have to manage your locker room. ‘If you have players like (Isaac) Lihadji, who is a super talented player we want to build on, and (Luiz) Araujo, who has always been there for us, the last thing you want to do is make the choice where you bring in yet another player. You start sending messages that other players we are betting on are not going to get the time they need to get access. ‘That’s a dangerous move to make, so we have to be very careful how we manage our locker room and how we manage expectations.’ Greg Docherty, meanwhile, has exited Ibrox. The 23-year-old has penned a three-year deal with Hull City after realising his time at Rangers was up. The former Hamilton Accies playmaker joined his boyhood heroes two years ago but managed just 19 appearances. He said: ‘It was a really big decision for me to leave Rangers. It was a club that, when I got that move, it was one I had been wanting my whole life. ‘So, I knew this move had to be right and it was a decision I didn’t take lightly.’