Callum Paterson has opted to join Championship side Cardiff City after rejecting reported interest from Rangers.
Cardiff announced the signing of the 22-year-old on their official website on Wednesday, which has seen the former Hearts right-back put pen to paper on a three-year deal.
The Scotsman and Edinburgh News reporter Barry Anderson revealed on his personal Twitter account that Paterson had decided to ignore interest from the Gers.
He claimed that the goalscoring defender wanted to continue his career down south after starring for the Jam Tarts in the top flight of Scottish football.
Paterson ignored interest from Rangers because he was determined to continue his career in the English leagues, despite his knee injury.
— Barry Anderson (@BarryAnderson_) June 7, 2017
Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha is likely to have been attracted to the five-time Scotland international as he became renowned for his exploits in the final third with Hearts.
Before suffering a long-term knee injury in December, Paterson had found the back of the net 10 times from right-back for the Tynecastle side in just 25 league and cup appearances.
However, he was out of contract with Hearts this summer and will now join Neil Warnock’s side until the summer of 2020.
Paterson departs Hearts after seven years with Ian Cathro’s side, making a total of 162 first-team appearances and scoring 38 times.
Rangers have already completed four signings this summer, bringing in Portuguese defenders Bruno Alves and Fabio Cardoso, while ex-Aberdeen skipper Ryan Jack and Benfica ace Dalcio have also moved to Glasgow.