Rangers buy striker Miovski from Girona

Bojan Miovski, a former Aberdeen striker, has been signed by Rangers for an undisclosed fee, claiming his knowledge of the Scottish Premiership will be “a huge advantage.”

The Glasgow club has a four-year contract with the 26-year-old North Macedonian international.

Miovski, who will be joining the Rangers’ starting lineup for Sunday’s Old Firm derby against leaders Celtic, will likely feature in the squad. He will be the 11th newcomer under head coach Russell Martin.

He described the Rangers’ website as “a massive club with an incredible history,” and he was honored to have the chance to play.

Before being sold to Girona in August, Miovski scored 44 goals in 98 games for Aberdeen.

He signed a four-year deal with the La Liga side, but he only made 16 starts and six substitute starts last year for the team that finished 16th overall in Spain.

The striker, who has played for his country 31 times, was not in their squad for the subsequent 5-0 thrashing by Villarreal and came off after 43 minutes of their opening 3-1 defeat at Rayo Vallecano.

After selling Hamza Igamane to Lille this week, Rangers were searching for more forward signings, according to Martin, who described him as a “real asset.”

I’m delighted to welcome him to our squad because he is well-versed in the Scottish Premiership and has a proven track record of success in both performing and making league contributions.

Rangers are aware that they are getting a veteran Premiership player who has the potential to reach his best years.

A striker who doesn’t hide in big matches is what they are also getting.

Rangers have first-hand knowledge of that. Miovski scored four goals in nine games with the Ibrox side. He scored three goals in seven games for Celtic.

With Celtic scheduled to travel to Ibrox on Sunday, a combined seven goals scored in 16 games against the Old Firm is unquestionably an eye-catching record.

In addition to his four games with the Dons, the 26-year-old also scored, including a memorable winner for the 10-man Aberdeen side against Hibernian in the 2023 League Cup semi-finals.

Reading that is impressive is also possible given the European record of four goals in seven games.

Fans and pundits have criticized Rangers’ summer recruits for appearing to lack the mentality or quality needed to succeed at the club despite a troubling start to the season.

What did Miovski’s arrival, Rangers fans, make?