Ross McCrorie seals dream return to Rangers to become Derek McInnes’ first signing as Ibrox boss

Derek McInnes has been reunited with Ross McCrorie after making the former Aberdeen player his first signing as Rangers manager.McCrorie returns to Ibrox for an undisclosed fee on a three-year-deal from Bristol City with the option of a further year.The 28-year-old scored eight goals in 89 appearances for the Robins and will fill the void at right-back left by departing captain James Tavernier.McCrorie came through the youth ranks at Ibrox and made more than 50 first-team appearances before McInnes signed him for Aberdeen in August 2020.The versatile player made more than 100 appearances in three seasons with the Dons.He won his second Scotland cap in the March friendly defeat by Ivory Coast but missed out on Steve Clarke’s World Cup squad. Ross McCrorie returns to Rangers after spells with Aberdeen and Bristol CityMcCrorie told the Rangers website: ‘It is a dream come true to come back up the road to the team I support.‘I am not that little kid who was at Rangers back in the day. I have changed a lot character-wise, and player-wise, I feel I have changed massively.‘I feel like I am ready now, and I want to come back here and win trophies.’McInnes added: ‘Ross is someone I signed for Aberdeen from Rangers, and at that time he wanted to go out and prove himself, which I think says a lot for him.‘He has developed and improved as a player, he has got that added experience, he is a full international now, and he knows the club inside out.‘In the conversations I have had with him, a lot of things I am saying are things he wants from the club as well, so he’s a determined and competitive boy on the pitch, and he is determined to bring good times back to the club.’