Rangers manager Philippe Clement has frequently used Robin Pröpper since he arrived at Ibrox from FC Twente in the summer window.
The defender has clocked up 1,660 minutes from 21 games in all competitions for Rangers this season.
Tubantia had a detailed chat with the 31-year-old and one of the topics discussed was his summer move to Rangers.
The centre-back spent three years at the Dutch club before swapping for Philippe Clement’s side. Twente made it to this season’s Europa League after being eliminated in the Champions League qualifiers.
Pröpper had an opportunity to leave the Eredivisie side in the summer of 2023, but they blocked his exit. He then managed to secure a release clause, which Rangers activated to secure his services.
The Rangers summer signing has now admitted he wasn’t initially planning on leaving the Dutch club.
“It just shows that you can’t plan anything in your career. It felt very strange, I had no plans to leave at all, I didn’t think about it at all,” he said.
“I had a great time at Twente, and we had a really nice group, with whom we were full of ambition. I wanted to go to Europe with Twente. And suddenly I was crazy.”
Twente technical director Arnold Bruggink had earlier stated Rangers took advantage of the defender’s release clause to sign him. The buyout clause meant the Dutchman had full control over his future with the Eredivisie side.
“Ideally, I would have liked to split myself in two. One part Twente, the other Rangers. But I had to make a choice,” Pröpper explained.
“And as much as I enjoyed it, this was the opportunity to experience another wonderful adventure abroad. 10 years ago, I was sent away from Vitesse and now I could go to Rangers.”
“The year before there were already some opportunities to leave, but Twente didn’t want to lose me then. That was also Twente’s right. I then stated that if I were to sign, a certain clause had to be included in my contract. That gave me the feeling that I was still in control of my career and that I hadn’t felt completely trapped.”
