Gheorghe Hagi admits he's thrilled son Ianis is set to return to the Rangers team and insisted he's back playing for a 'huge club.'
The Romanian international is back in the Ibrox first-team fold and could be involved for the first time for Rangers since August 2023 when they play St Johnstone tomorrow.
His legendary father slaughtered Rangers about his son's treatment last month and revealed he even told the club to 'shut up' in heated conversations.
He then later criticised manager Philippe Clement for freezing his son out of the first team.
But he admitted he is delighted the stand-off has finally been resolved.
Hagi said: "Ianis is at a huge club. Ianis is happy and I am at peace now. I can sleep peacefully."
And Ianis' uncle - former Barcelona star Gheorge Popescu, who is the president of Farul Constanta, the club Hagi senior manages in Romania - believes he can hit the ground running on his return.
He said: "I knew that sending him to the second team was not a decision based on football reasons. It was about different clauses in his contract, there was even a statement from their manager confirming this. It was not a sporting problem.
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"There were no acts of indiscipline at Ianis. Let's hope that things will return to normal, it was not a very pleasant time for him. It was undeserved.
"Maybe that made him stronger, maybe it will be better for Ianis from now on.
"He behaved impeccably. He accepted the decisions.
"From a physical point of view, he is extremely fit and ready to go.
"Did you see him last month for the national team?"
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