Niko Katic has left Rangers on a three-year deal to Zurich, bringing a spell of mixed fortunes at Ibrox to an end.
His exit is likely to free up move funds for Giovanni van Bronckhorst in this summer transfer window. The Croatian defender joined the Light Blues in 2018 under Steven Gerrard and was a first team regular at Ibrox. But the 25-year-old would go on to struggle with injury and fitness issues, missing large chunks of the following season. Since then, it has been a tale of watching from the sidelines as the likes of Connor Goldson, Filip Helander and recently Calvin Bassey got regular game time.
The defender spent the last campaign on loan at Hadjuk Split, who decided not to take up a reported £3m option to buy, but returned to Ibrox in the summer with plans of making it back into the Rangers first team. Giovanni Van Bronckhorst himself admitted no place was certain on the Rangers team sheet, with the Light Blues having to call on James Sands to deputise in the absence of John Souttar and new recruit Ben Davies so far.
