Dejan Ljubicic has admitted he turned down the chance to move to Rangers this summer - opting instead to clinch a transfer from Rapid Vienna to Cologne in the Bundesliga.
The Austrian was linked with a summer move to Ibrox last season with boss Steven Gerrard reportedly keen on the £2million rated holding midfielder.
But the former Rapid captain decided to move to Germany instead - despite the fact Cologne narrowly avoided relegation by winning the play-offs against Holstein Kiel in May.
Now the 23-year-old has revealed he could have joined up with Gerrard's side after admitting they were one of the clubs who wanted to sign him.
The Austria Under 21s star said: "I had offers from several clubs in Germany and I was also in Italy for negotiations and Glasgow Rangers wanted me too.
"I decided on Cologne early on, but I admit I was worried when they had to win their relegation play-offs.
"My family and I decided immediately Cologne was the place for me because I will definitely get a start there too.
"And I need to play games because I want to play for Austria.
"Everyone wants to play for their country. I hope my performances in Cologne will convince manager Franco Foda to pick me for the World Cup qualifiers."
