How Aaron Ramsey signing marks another milestone in the rebirth of Rangers

There have been many milestones in Rangers’ recovery since 2012 and James Tavernier has seen the majority of them.

The long-serving Rangers skipper signed in the summer of 2015 and was there when the Ibrox side gained promotion to the Premiership at the end of that season.

He has since welcomed Steven Gerrard to the club as manager and lifted the league championship trophy in May, something many interpreted as the culmination of the club’s sometimes traumatic return to the top table.

But the signing of Aaron Ramsey on loan from Juventus also feels significant. The Wales international has struggled to make an impact in Italy after suffering a series of injury issues and could take some time to get up to speed.

But there is little doubt he is a potentially world-class operator and Tavernier believes the “magnitude” of the signing has sent out a message on the eve of Rangers’ crucial clash with Celtic at Parkhead.

Ramsey has been described as the biggest name to play in Scottish football since Roy Keane’s brief stint at Celtic during the 2005-6 season.

Whether he can prove the inspiration driving Rangers to a second successive title win remains to be seen. The midfielder will sit out the clash with Celtic but could feature against Hearts this weekend.

Tavernier looks around the dressing room and sees a very different team to the one he joined nearly seven years ago. Alongside Ramsey there are players such as Ianis Hagi and Nigeria international Joe Aribo as well as Amad Diallo, another on-loan capture, this time from Manchester United.

Rangers are operating in a very different market to when Tavernier joined the club. The right-back himself was signed from Wigan Athletic.

The skipper believes Ramsey’s recruitment, which has