Hamza Igamane praised flop Rangers boss Philippe Clement for turning him into a £10 million player at Ibrox.
And he revealed he was desperate to seal his big money move to Lille all summer after admitting he can't wait to form a strike partnership with French legend Olivier Giroud at the club.
The Moroccan international clinched a move to Ligue 1 last month after netting 16 goals for Rangers in all competitions last season.
He made a superb debut when he scored a double in a 7-1 win over Lorient after coming on as a sub.
Because he was away on international duty, he had yet to have an official presentation as a Lille player until this week and he took the opportunity to praise axed Belgium boss Clement for his time at Rangers.
Igamane said: "At Rangers, it was Philippe