Connor Goldson has opened up on his Rangers contract situation from last season as he admitted 'a lot of things got blown out of proportion'.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst was handed a major pre-season boost after the defender put pen to paper on a new long-term contract at Ibrox. The ever-present defender has played a major role at the Light Blues since his arrival from Brighton under Steven Gerrard and will continue to do so for the next four years after committing his future to a stay in Glasgow.
Goldson says it was never a case of running down his contract in order to get a move elsewhere, it was always just a time factor to make the big call over. Rangers had a huge end to the season with the Europa League Final in Seville against Frankfurt and Hearts in the Scottish Cup Final just 72 hours apart. A decision to remain at the club was reached within days of a one week family holiday as the stopper opened up on the process.
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Speaking to Sky Sports from the club's training camp out in the Algarve, he said: "I said all along that it wasn't like I was running my contract down to move, I just needed time to think about it.
"I didn't want to rush into anything when we had such big football matches to play [Europa League final, Scottish Cup final].
"I went away for a week with my family in the summer, spoke about it with my wife and a decision was made in a few days that I was going to sign for Rangers.
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"Listen my wife has lived away from home for four years and doesn't really have any help here. It isn't just a football decision, I have to look after my family and my children.
"A lot of things got blown out of proportion last year. I have always been happy footballing wise, it is a great club to be at footballing wise.
"I love the feeling of having to win and the pressure that is demanded by the fans. I am happy with the decision that has been made."
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