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Bucharest, Mar 5 (EFE) .- The participation of the young Romanian midfielder Ianis Hagi -son of the legendary Gica Hagi- in an advertisement for Pepsi together with Lionel Messi has aroused enormous enthusiasm among fans and the sports press of the Balkan country.
‘What a moment for Ianis Hagi!’, Gazeta Sporturilor titled in one of his news about the advertising campaign, which since its premiere, this Wednesday, has garnered thousands of views and ‘likes’ on the Pepsi Instagram account in Romania .
The son of the so-called ‘Maradona of the Carpathians’, who plays for Scottish Glasgow Rangers, is the great hope of a Romanian football that has not been able to bring joy to its fans for a long time.
A TIK TOK CHALLENGE
The ad shows a split screen with Messi, on the left, and Ianis Hagi, on the right, passing the ball and sharing a can of the popular soda, and encourages fans of both to repeat on the social network Tik Tok the scene that star.
‘The best player of all time next to Messi’, a Glasgow Ranger supporter who identifies himself as ‘Leon’ wrote in a joking tone in one of the comments.
The ‘spot’ has also made headlines in the UK press, where the promising Romanian midfielder arrived last year for 4.5 million euros from Belgian Genk.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
‘Ianis Hagi already has a legend to draw inspiration from at home and now he also appears on screen alongside the Barcelona superstar,’ wrote the Scottish edition of the tabloid The Sun.
The media hopes that Hagi will meet Messi again next season, in the ‘Champions League’, which Rangers will play if they win the Scottish League, which they lead 18 points away ahead of their eternal rival, Celtic de Glasgow.
With 5 goals and 9 assists in 26 games, Ianis – as he is known in his country – has been an important piece of the Protestant team in Glasgow this season, although his continuity is not guaranteed.
According to Ranger Ibrox Noise, a website specialized in the club’s current affairs, Rangers are considering selling Hagi for 25 million pounds, an amount they would use to fill their coffers after a tough season without fans in the stadiums.
THE FUTURE OF IANIS
“Ianis already has a great name and has been the protagonist in the team’s great season,” wrote Ibrox Noise at the end of February, which predicts a future for the footballer in more important teams at European level.
Aware of this, the Romanian press does not lose an opportunity week after week to find attractive ‘girlfriends’ for Hagi, among which Real Madrid and Barcelona stand out, two teams in which his father was a member.
Born in Istanbul when Gica Hagi was a player for Turkish Galatasaray, Ianis Hagi is one of the most successful products of Viitorul Constanta, a team founded by his father in 2009 to promote young values that have already won a league and which is the main nursery of the Romanian national team. EFE
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