Aidan McAdams claims he snubbed Brentford for Rangers, discusses how he’s treated at Ibrox

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Aidan McAdams decided to make a shock move to Rangers in 2017.

Rangers goalkeeper Aidan McAdams has told The Scottish Herald that he found the transition from Celtic to Rangers ‘easy’ – and turned down Brentford for the Gers.

McAdams, 19, started out in the youth ranks of Celtic, but decided to leave the club in 2017 – and he made a controversial move that few decide to make.

The goalkeeper swapped Celtic for bitter Old Firm rivals Rangers, moving across Glasgow to try and progress his career with the Gers after feeling frustrated at Parkhead.

Rangers have a veteran goalkeeper in Allan McGregor, and given that he turns 37 in January, there should be scope for Rangers to develop a young goalkeeper to take over the Scotland international in the future.

McAdams would figure to be a candidate for that role if he continues to develop at Rangers, and he has now discussed his move to Ibrox in an interview with The Scottish Herald.

McAdams has admitted that the transition from Celtic to Rangers was ‘easy’, and everyone at Ibrox has been accepting of him rather than giving him an awkward introduction due to his Celtic background.

The teenager added that Brentford also wanted to sign him in 2017, but he chose Rangers as they really sold the move to him, meaning he couldn’t say no – even though his move was somewhat controversial.

“It was an easy transition to make and everyone at the club was very accepting of me and made me feel really welcome,” said McAdams. “Craig [Mulholland] had watched me at Celtic and I eventually made the move. I have settled in really well and I have some top mates at the club. Everyone helped me settle in really well and I can’t thank them enough. It was a case of me not getting the chances that I felt I deserved and I was working hard day in day out over there and I just felt I wasn’t getting any chances. When I moved over, last season I played the majority of the games and made more than 30 appearances.”

“The change and the chances I have been given are great and I want to repay Rangers for that opportunity. Once I settled in, I started to play well and there has been trust put in me that I can do it on the pitch. I spoke to my agent and my dad and my family and they said it was the correct move. I had interest from Brentford as well but Rangers really sold it to me. With the way that they play football and with the great history that the club has, I couldn’t say no,” he added.