RANGERS have appointed highly rated scout and youth chief Frank McParland as Head of Recruitment.
The 56-year-old has left his position as Sporting Director at Championship side Burnley to take up a berth at Ibrox as he links up with boss Mark Warburton and assistant David Weir once again.
The trio previously worked together at Brentford and will now look to bring success to the Light Blues in the coming years.
McParland has previously spoken spoke positively about Warburton and Weir and he has now made the decision to quit Turf Moor and take up a key role within the new Gers structure.
McParland said: “This has been a tough decision, because I completely respect all that Burnley Football Club has done for me in my short time here.
“The management, staff, players and fans have been wonderful in welcoming me into such a tight-knit club.
“However, Mark and I go back a long way. We’ve had a close friendship for nine years or so and we’ve worked together professionally for four or five years now. The lure of joining up with him again was just too great.
“This was never a club decision, because Burnley is a fantastic football club that I’ve been proud to work for.
“But I just couldn’t turn down the opportunity to work with Mark again, so it’s with a heavy heart that I decided to leave.”
“What Burnley fans need to appreciate is that I was only one quarter of our recruitment team.
“The core of that, which crucially identified and made all the summer signings, remains in place.
“Chief Executive David Baldwin is extremely knowledgeable and competent in negotiating, Chairman Mike Garlick is very hands-on in the whole process and then of course, there’s the manager, Sean Dyche, whose success here speaks volumes.
“All the foundations remain in place and with the right people there to drive it, I know they will continue to make good decisions that benefit the club and continue to take it forwards.
“I wish everyone at Burnley Football Club all the very best and I’m confident the club has a very bright future.”
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