Out-of-contract Rangers star signs new one-year deal to stay at Ibrox
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RANGERS have already signed four new players this summer as Russell Martin is wasting no time in getting his team ready for the start of the season.
He has to act fast, though, with just three weeks before the Champions League qualifier against Panathinaikos.
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He's also tied down a current Gers star on a new deal
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The manager has to replace the likes of Vaclav Cerny, Neraysho Fernandes and Rafael Fernandes who have all left following the end of their loan spells.
Ianis Hagi, Leon Balogun and Tom Lawrence also departed after running down their contracts at Ibrox.
But one out-of-contract ace HAS decided to stay beyond this summer after penning a new short-term deal.
It's unlikely he will even feature for the Light Blues this season, though, as he hasn't made a single first team appearance for the club in NINE years.
Back-up goalkeeper Kieran Wright will stay at Ibrox for another season at the very least after penning a new one-year deal in Govan.
The 26-year-old will enter his TENTH year as a first team player this season but the closest he's ever got to making his debut has been appearances on the bench.
Since making his breakthrough in the Rangers youth academy he has spent most of his career out on loan to various Scottish clubs.
He got his first taste of senior action in the lower leagues with Gala Fairydean Rovers in the 2016/17 season but has since played for several SPFL sides.
He's played for Albion Rovers, Raoth Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton, Livingston and most recently Airdrie.
He won the League One title with Partick Thistle in the 2020/21 campaign - his only silverware as a professional player.
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He spent the second half of last season on loan at Airdrie in the Scottish Championship, where he helped them retained their second-tier status by beating Cove Rangers in the relegation play-off final in May.
He made 24 appearances in total for the Championship club.
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