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Ridvan Yilmaz responds to repeated Rangers transfer exit links as he declares ‘I feel Scottish’

Despite claims to the contrary, Ridvan Yilmaz has never felt the need to talk Turkey on a return to his motherland. And especially not now that he has finally got to grips with the local lingo here in Scotland.

The former Beskitas full-back’s time at Rangers has had more ups and downs than the famed seven hills of his home city Istanbul. Signed by Gio van Bronckhorst in the summer of 2022, Yilmaz arrived carrying the heavy burden of a £3.5million transfer fee. That would have been difficult enough to navigate past without the language and injury issues that have weighed him down further.

No wonder then that media back in Turkey are forever reporting he is on his way back up the road, linking him with everyone from his boyhood club to local rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahce at one time or another. But those stories - which again resurfaced in the build up to Monday’s transfer deadline amid claims of a €4million loan with option to buy package - were never given serious consideration.

And having finally got his tongue around English while overcoming his latest injury set-back, Yilmaz insists he’s now happy to call Ibrox rather than Istanbul his home. The 23-year-old said: “I love this country and the people here. When I arrived I couldn't speak English and didn't know anything about Scotland — but everyone at the club was so helpful.

"It was tough at the start but now everything is normal. I feel Scottish because of what everyone has taught me!

"I spoke to Tugay, who obviously used to play at Rangers, about the club and living in Scotland. He told me so many nice things and everyone is always happy. When I arrived here, I saw he was right.

"I can't say it has gone as well as I had hoped because at this club you always want

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