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Josh McCafferty

How Rangers' new owners sold Joe Rothwell on Ibrox switch, 'main pull' revealed

Joe Rothwell has revealed that Rangers' new owners sold him on his transfer to the Ibrox club. 

The central midfielder became yet another addition to Russell Martin's ranks earlier this week, swapping Bournemouth for Glasgow. 

Rothwell spoke to the press on Friday and lifted the lid on his initial conversations amid his move. 

"I think with the new ownership, it's really exciting," he said. 


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"They spoke to me about where they see the club going and what they want to achieve, and I wanted to be a part of that."

A consortium led by Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises acquired a 51 per cent stake in Rangers last month, immediately investing £20 million into the club. 

They soon appointed Martin as their new head coach: "I think he just sees the game how I would like to," said Rothwell, who worked under the boss at Southampton for a brief spell. 

"If I was a manager, that's how I would like to play the game. So, that was the main pull, but I've said it before, it's more what he is as a guy that you want to come and work for him, not just the stuff he does on the pitch.

"He's a possession-based manager. From the outside, it looks like he's just playing pointless passes, but when you're actually inside it, you understand every pass that you make is kind of key. So as long as we understand that as a team and the lads buy into it, then I'm sure they'll fully enjoy playing that style of play."

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