Ranking Newcastle's Transfer Dealings 2014-15 - Outgoings

5. Gael Bigirimana - Six-Month Loan (To Rangers)

Season Rating (While On Loan): 0 Success Of Sale Rating: 7.5 The 21-year-old Burundi-born midfielder was labelled as Cheick Tiote's replacement-in-waiting during his first season on Tyneside, but it simply hasn't happened for him in the last couple of years. Struck down by a mystery illness throughout the 2014-15 campaign, Bigi did not make a single appearance for Rangers despite moving with the other four Newcastle players north of the border in February. Just like Ferguson, Bigirimana seems to have no future at Newcastle so this was a successful loan spell in terms of the fact he wasn't required in the first-team squad - but because he didn't play a single minute then this limits the rating slightly...