The Swansea City defender was a target for Fulham on transfer deadline day – a move that was turned down by the Swans who wanted to keep the man who is just about to earn himself a 12 month extension to his contract.
But the declining of the move has upset Rangel who told the Evening Post “I will be honest, what I know from my agent is that Fulham made an offer and it was the offer the (Swansea) chairman was asking for
“But then when everything about the deal was sorted and everything was ready, the chairman did not answer his phone or he turned it off.
“I think he asked for quite a lot of money for me and Fulham made a huge effort to get me, but he didn’t want to sell.
“I think he asked for quite a high fee and he didn’t expect Fulham to agree it.
“To be honest I am disappointed.
“We are not talking about another Championship club or a struggling Premier League club.
“Fulham are one of the top 10 sides in the country, they are in the fifth round of the FA Cup and they are in the Europa League.
“I have always given my best for Swansea City, but I have always said I would like to consider it if a Premier League club came in for me.
“That has now happened but the chairman did not ask me what I thought.
“Swansea only paid a few thousand pounds for me so they would have got a good profit out of the deal.
“But it didn’t happen and I am disappointed. I feel like the chairman has stopped me improving my career.
This is not about wanting to leave Swansea — I love the club and I have always loved it,” he added.
“But when I came to Swansea I had to leave my old club to further my career, and this was the same kind of thing.
“I don’t know if I will get another chance to play in the Premier League and I don’t think you can say no if the chance comes, so I’m feeling deflated.
“I think the chairman should have answered Fulham’s calls — he should have spoken to them.
“I tried to contact myself and eventually spoke to him just before the 5pm deadline, but by then it was too late.”
