Rangers switch information: Max Aarons joins from Bournemouth on season-long mortgage deal | Soccer Information
Rangers have signed defender Max Aarons on a season-long mortgage from Bournemouth.
The 25-year-old turns into Rangers’ second summer season signing, following Dundee midfielder Lyall Cameron, who moved to Ibrox after agreeing a pre-contract in February.
Nevertheless, Aarons’ arrival is the primary sanctioned by new head coach Russell Martin and sporting director Kevin Thelwell as they appear to bolster the squad forward of subsequent month’s Champions League second spherical qualifier towards Panathinaikos.
Max Aarons (L) joined Bournemouth in a deal price as much as £12m in 2023
It’s understood there isn’t any possibility to purchase included within the deal for the defender, who performed 4 occasions for Bournemouth final season earlier than happening mortgage to Valencia in January.
Aarons is a participant Martin is aware of effectively, having frolicked collectively at Norwich, and can present competitors to captain James Tavernier.
Rangers fixtures: Motherwell opener dwell on Sky Sports activities
Rangers will kick-off their 2025/26 Scottish Premiership season at Motherwell on Saturday August 2, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
Will probably be new head coach Martin’s first league recreation in cost since being appointed in the summertime, and can come simply days after their Champions League second-qualifying-round conflict towards Panathinaikos.
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Russell Martin reacted to the information that Rangers’ first recreation of the Scottish Premiership season might be towards Motherwell and revealed that he has exchanged messages with Jens Berthel Askou, a participant he beforehand performed with at Norwich
His first Scottish Premiership recreation at Ibrox will happen on Saturday August 9 towards Steven Pressley’s Dundee.
The primary Previous Agency conflict of the season takes place on Sunday August 31 dwell on Sky Sports activities as Celtic journey to Ibrox, a fixture that may very well be key as Martin’s facet look to shut the hole on their metropolis rivals this season.
The perimeters will meet once more at Celtic Park on Wednesday January 3 – dwell on Sky Sports activities – with their closing pre-split assembly at Ibrox on February 28.
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Kris Boyd and Chris Sutton make their predictions for the 2025/26 Scottish Premiership title.
Elsewhere, their first match towards Derek McInnes’ Hearts comes on Saturday September 13 at Ibrox, whereas Rangers face the 2 newly-promoted golf equipment on consecutive weeks with a visit to Livingston on Saturday September 27, earlier than travelling to Falkirk on October 4.
Rangers head to Easter Street – the place they ended the final marketing campaign – to face Hibernian on Wednesday October 29, whereas the primary conflict towards Aberdeen follows that on November 1 at Ibrox.
With no winter break this season, Rangers face six video games in December – nevertheless, there are not any video games on Boxing Day. As an alternative, Martin’s facet head to Hearts on Saturday December 20 after which host Motherwell on Saturday December 27 at Ibrox.
Rangers’ closing pre-split fixture takes place on April 11 at Falkirk, with the league marketing campaign concluding on the weekend of Could 16/17 and the play-off closing bringing a curtain down on proceedings on Could 21 and 24.