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Steven Mair

Gio van Bronckhorst Rangers era begins as new manager pictured touching down in Glasgow

New Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has arrived in Glasgow on a private jet as his Ibrox reign is set to get underway.

The Dutch boss has taken over from Steven Gerrard, who left for Aston Villa last week.

After Gerrard's departure, former Gers player Van Bronckhorst quickly became to favourite to take over and his signing was made official on Thursday evening.

And he was pictured getting off a private plane on the Glasgow Airport tarmac on Friday morning.

Fans have been trying to get a glimpse of their new boss and earlier in the week an arrival at the airport sparked speculation when they were whisked away in a private car, but that turned out to be a false alarm.

So, too, was a curious Rotterdam to Oban flight route spotted on a popular plane tracking app.

This one is the real deal ahead of this weekend's Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Hibs.

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He's also set to make former Bayern Munich striker Roy Makaay a key member of his backroom team in Govan.

The pair will take in Sunday's semi but won't be near the dugout with a caretaker coalition, including player-coach Jermain Defoe, taking charge against Jack Ross' side.

It's also understood Van Bronckhorst wants to make more additions to his backroom team, including renowned physiotherapist Arno Phillips and data and performance analyst Yori Bosschart.

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His first match in charge will be Thursday's Europa League showdown against Sparta Prague with a play-off place for the last 16 of the competition on the line.

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