Barron thanks Aberdeen after 'right move' to Rangers

Connor Barron has spoken to the media as a Rangers player for the first time

New Rangers midfielder Connor Barron believes a switch to Ibrox rather than abroad was the right move for his career – despite the risk of animosity from fans of former club Aberdeen.

The 21-year-old, who has joined Rangers on a four-year deal, had come through Aberdeen’s youth ranks before moving at the end of his contract last week - although the Dons plan to take the move to a tribunal.

But, despite attracting reported interest from clubs in Italy and England, the Scotland Under-21 cap said he was focused on moving to the Glasgow club as soon as he knew of their interest.

"As a player you’ve got to do things for yourself sometimes and you’ve got to do what’s best for your career at the right time," he said.

"I pay my thanks to Aberdeen who’ve obviously brought me up from a boy to the player I am today. I thank them for everything they’ve done to help me get to here in my career, but the next chapter in my career now is Rangers."

With no love lost between supporters of the two clubs, players that have previously made the switch have been targets of abuse from Dons fans – but Barron said he was ignoring any criticism and focusing purely on his performances for the club.

"To be honest, I haven’t seen anything," he insisted.

"All I do is focus on my job on the pitch. I don’t go on social media, that’s not my job - my job is to go on the pitch and perform and let the football do the talking.

"When you’re at a size of club like Rangers, that can’t get into your head. If it does then there’s a problem."