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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Ewan Paton

Oliver Antman ready for Rangers debut and Mohamed Diomande reunion

Oliver Antman insists he's fit and firing, ready to make his Rangers debut after completing his £3m move to Ibrox.

The Finnish winger today joined the Scottish Premiership giants after a spell in the Netherlands with Go Ahead Eagles.

Russell Martin hopes his ninth summer signing will be registered in time to face Viktoria Plzen in the club's third round Champions League qualifier tomorrow night.

If called upon, Antman insists he's ready after doing a full pre-season with his former side.

"When I first heard Rangers were interested, I was excited because it is a huge club, and you don’t get these kinds of opportunities many times in your life," the 23-year-old told Rangers TV. “The last couple of days have been really busy and stressful but now I am ready to settle in.

"I am excited for tomorrow, the first match at Ibrox. I have heard it is a special place, but I haven’t even seen it yet, so I am excited for everything that is to come.

"I have trained with Go Ahead Eagles now for over a month, I have had five training matches and also a 90-minute game, so I’m fully fit and ready."

Antman played with fellow teammate Mohamed Diomande in Denmark during his time spent with Nordsjælland.

And the winger admits he sounded out the midfielder after moving to Glasgow.

He added: "Of course, I played with Diomande for many years. 

"I asked him 'Should I come? Is it a nice place?'. He said only nice things about it."

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