NIKO KRANJCAR says he hopes to achieve the same level of success his compatriots Nikica Jelavic and Dado Prso had at Rangers.
The Ibrox club announced on Thursday morning that the creative midfielder had signed a two-year deal after leaving New York Cosmos on a free transfer.
He will become the third Croatian to wear a Rangers shirt and follows in the footsteps of two strikers who both won the title while at the club.
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Prso scored 18 goals on the way to the 2004/05 SPL championship, while Jelavic netted 16 as the Gers took the 2010/11 title.
"Hopefully I can achieve as much as they did," said Kranjcar.
“Obviously they were both fantastic goalscorers but great characters and they always played with 100%.
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“I’ll definitely do my best to repeat that. [Nikica] was delighted for me, he congratulated me. He said I’m sure I’m going to enjoy it and do well.
“I knew (about the Rangers fans) growing up, even back home you watch the Old Firm on TV, I knew a lot about the support that Rangers has as a football club.
Kranjcar made 154 Premier League appearances for Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers and Portsmouth and was asked if he thinks his experience of English football will help him to adapt.
“I really hope so, I think the style of play is going to be similar," he said.
“I do think that Rangers is going to be a team that is mostly going to dominate possession.
“We’re here to fight Celtic and win the league, and it has to be that way.”
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