Sone Aluko has thanked Rangers for his time at Ibrox as a youngster - claiming that the 'big crowds' and 'expectation' that fell on his shoulders at a young age moulded him into a better player.
Aluko joined Rangers after being released by Aberdeen where he returned 12 goals in just 21 league games before they faced demotion to the bottom tier of Scottish football after a brief Ibrox tenure. It marked a sticky point in Aluko's career, after he rejected an objection against his contract being terminated during the Charles Green era.
The Scottish FA had ruled that players were free to leave if they wished - allowing Hull City to swoop in and secure his signature. But despite the sour ending to life at Ibrox, Aluko was fulled of praise for the club. He told Rangers TV: "I really enjoyed every moment with the club and at that point had no intention of leaving Rangers.
