Former Rangers youth player Robbie Ure has completed a £7.6million move to Spanish club Sevilla from Swedish league leaders IK Sirius on a five-year contract. The 22-year-old Scottish forward has signed at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium in a deal that sees Sevilla pay £5.5million up front and £2.1million in add-ons.
Ure insists that signing for Sevilla in the sensational £7.6million deal has proved he was right to walk away from Rangers as a kid. The one-time Scotland Under-19 cap initially turned down a contract extension at Ibrox in May 2023, following limited first-team opportunities, to move to Belgian giants Anderlecht as a 19-year-old.
After making just one senior appearance for Anderlecht, Ure moved to IK Sirius in Sweden, where he became a sensation. This term, Ure scored 15 goals on league duty in the Allsvenskan and 20 goals in all competitions.
Career decisions and risk taking
Reflecting on his journey, Ure believes that completing a dream move to La Liga has shown he was right to trust himself. "If you had told me four years ago that I was going to be a Sevilla player, I would have been so, so happy," Ure smiled. "I think it was a big decision at the time, and for me to be sitting here as a Sevilla player tells me that it was the right decision to make."
"If you don't take risks, especially in football, you can always end up thinking of the 'what ifs'. To become the best footballer I can be, I have to take risks and challenge myself," Ure added. "When I went to Sirius in Sweden, the plan was to come to one of the top five leagues."
"Being Scottish, I think a lot of Scottish people like to stay in Scotland, but I wanted to test myself as a player and also as a person. I think I've grown in both aspects," he said.
Goalscoring attributes and player development
Ure also told Sevilla that the club is getting a deadly goalscorer destined to get better and better. "I think, this season, I've become more confident," Ure said. "Scoring goals comes down to being cool in the mind, slowing everything down, and really just thinking about you and the ball. This season, I've been doing really well."
"My greatest strength, I want to say, is scoring goals. My main priority when I go onto the pitch is to score goals. I think I have other strengths, of course, but this, for me, is one of my best," Ure said.
"I think I have unique attributes that make it difficult to defend against me. I can drop deep to receive the ball, link the game and hold it up, but I can also be a technical player capable of creating chances for others. But I think I can improve everything," Ure added.
International eligibility and Scottish heritage
Ure is eligible to play for Ukraine through a grandparent. However, he offered a huge hint that he is still committed to landing a full Scotland call-up when informed of the fact that Sevilla's very first president, Edward Johnston, was Scottish.
"It means a lot to me. Scotland, of course, is my country, and I'm sure Sevilla now has a lot more Scottish supporters," Ure said.
