Rangers transfer news: “A dream come true” as first signing under Derek McInnes is confirmed

Rangers person announced the signing of Ross McCrorie from Bristol City connected a three-year declaration with the enactment of a further year.

The 28-year-old defender has retuned to Ibrox having antecedently spent 5 years successful the club’s academy earlier making 55 elder appearances astatine the commencement of his Gers vocation betwixt 2016 and 2021.

McCrorie has joined Rangers for an undisclosed fee, believed to beryllium astir £2m, and helium has go the club’s archetypal signing since the appointment of caller manager Derek McInnes.

The two-cap Scotland planetary is Rangers’ second caller accomplishment of the summertime transportation model aft striker Lawrence Shankland, who was signed from Hearts astatine the extremity of past month.

McCrorie volition deterioration the No.2 garment astatine Rangers which became vacant pursuing the departure of nine fable James Tavernier.

McCrorie returns to Rangers to reunite with McInnes

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“It is simply a imagination travel existent to travel backmost up the roadworthy to the squad I support,” McCrorie told RangersTV pursuing confirmation of his transportation to Ibrox.

“I americium not that small kid who was astatine Rangers backmost successful the day. I person changed a batch character-wise, and player-wise, I consciousness I person changed massively.

“I consciousness similar I americium acceptable now, and I privation to travel backmost present and triumph trophies.”

Manager Derek McInnes added: “Ross is idiosyncratic I signed for Aberdeen from Rangers, and astatine that clip helium wanted to spell retired and beryllium himself, which I deliberation says a batch for him.

“He has developed and improved arsenic a player, helium has got that added experience, helium is simply a afloat planetary now, and helium knows the nine wrong out.

“In the conversations I person had with him, a batch of things I americium saying are things helium wants from the nine arsenic well, truthful he's a determined and competitory lad connected the pitch, and helium is determined to bring bully times backmost to the club.”

McCrorie becomes Rangers’ 2nd signing of transportation window

McCrorie leaves Bristol City aft making 89 appearances for the English Championship nine crossed each competitions implicit a three-year period, including 39 league outings past season.

He antecedently played 115 times for Aberdeen and worked nether McInnes during his archetypal play astatine Pittodrie successful 2020-21.

McCrorie, who chiefly operates arsenic a wing-back astatine Bristol City, is hoping to rapidly found himself arsenic a first-team regular astatine Rangers, who volition anticipation to situation for the Scottish Premiership rubric successful 2026-27 aft finishing 3rd successful the array past season.