Rangers secure signing of Besiktas defender Ridvan Yilmaz
The 21-year old Turkish international becomes their seventh signing of the summer
Last updated 25th Jul 2022
Rangers have secured the signing of Besiktas left-back Ridvan Yilmaz on a five-year deal.
The 21-year old becomes Giovanni van Bronckhorst's seventh signing of the summer and joins for a reported fee of £3.4million plus future add-ons.
Yilmaz has already been capped six times by Turkey and established himself as a regular starter for his club.
The deal comes after Rangers completed the record sale of defender Calvin Bassey to Ajax.
Bassey left for an initial fee of £19.6million - and that could rise by £3million with future add-ons.
The Ibrox side also drafted in Liverpool's Ben Davies in the last week.
Yilmaz told the club's official website: “I am delighted to be joining a club the size of Rangers and am really looking forward to meeting my new teammates.
“This is a club who have shown they can compete against some of the best teams in Europe, and I am really excited by the challenges we have ahead of us.
"I have heard so much too about the Rangers supporters and I cannot wait to play in front of them for the first time."
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