RANGERS can today announce the signing of James Penrice on a season-long loan from AEK Athens with an option to buy, subject to international clearance.
The 27-year-old becomes the latest addition of the summer transfer window, returning to Scotland after winning a league championship last season plying his trade in Greece.
His most recent spell in the Scottish Premiership came with Hearts where he enjoyed an excellent 2024/25 campaign by winning the club’s Players’ Player of the Year and Fans’ Player of the Year awards.
Penrice emerged through the Partick Thistle youth set-up and made his senior debut at the age of 17.
Following loan spells with East Fife and Livingston, the full-back joined the latter on a permanent basis in 2021 where he spent three years in the top-flight and amassed just under a century of appearances.
His impressive performances in West Lothian earned him a move to the capital, spending a season with Hearts before making the switch to AEK Athens last summer.
Speaking after joining the club, Penrice commented: "It’s a bit surreal. It’s been a long time since I came through the building here as a youth player, but I’m delighted to finally get it done.
“It’s somewhere where at the start of my career I could only have dreamt of coming to play. It’s a dream now to get the chance to represent the club.
“I’ve been involved in Scotland for a while and you know what comes with the name.
"There’s only one objective and that’s to win stuff. When you don’t, there comes pressure. I’m fully aware of what is expected here."
Manager, Derek McInnes, added: “We’re excited to welcome James to the club and believe he will be a very good addition to the squad.
“He plays in an area of the pitch where we are currently a little light, so it was important that we brought in someone who can bolster us in that position and provide competition.
“James already has valuable experience of the Scottish Premiership and understands the demands of the club, and from speaking to him it was clear he is hungry to work hard and continue progressing in his career.
“We are excited to start working with him and hopefully see him make a strong contribution for the club.”
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