Ranos breaks with Armenia - return to the 1. FC Kaiserslautern!

Ranos breaks with Armenia - return to the 1. FC Kaiserslautern!

Grant-Leon Ranos has ended the international trip with the Armenian national team abruptly. The young striker, who has recently been assigned to his home country, whose football association is preferred, plays, now returns to 1. FC Kaiserslautern after a dispute with national coach John van’t Schip has escalated. The trainer expressed that he had never experienced such a Situation with a player in his entire career.

The 21-year-old caused a sensation when he scored two goals in his debut for the A national team in a friendly against Cyprus and thus played a significant contribution to the 2-2 draw. A few days ago, Ranos came for the international matches against Armenia and decided in mid -March to wear the national team's jersey to represent his father's roots. "I wanted to play for Armenia, this is my country of origin," he said.

an unexpected conflict

The conflict between Ranos and Van’t Schip began when the player demanded a place in the starting XI and threatened with his departure should this not be granted. Despite his two goals against Cyprus, Ranos had only been used sparse in recent months. In the 2nd Bundesliga, he had only been on the pitch for 18 minutes. After a loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach, he acted in the course of the second half of the season for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, but only as a joker.

his previous career shows that the talented center forward, which currently has a market value of 800,000 euros, was only sporadically used in the Bundesliga. In Gladbach, he also only completed two short missions in the first half of the season. The question remains whether and how quickly Ranos will return to the national team of Armenia again after he was sitting on the bench for the entire season at the first leg of the Nation's League playoffs against Georgia.

future prospects

ranos, who started his 2018 career in Borussia Dortmund's youth, is currently playing for the U23 of FC Bayern in the regional league Bavaria. There he is the most accurate player in his team with 14 goals and hopes to provide positive impulses for both his national team and for his club. His contract expires at the end of the season, and it is uncertain whether he can extend at Bavaria or has to try a new club if his situation does not get better.

In the meantime, the U23 of FC Bayern has the prospect of playing in the promotion struggle for the 3rd league. This could certainly help to increase Ranos' form, to gain the necessary playing time and help him to differentiate himself from this episode, which is characterized by his sudden departure from the national team.