Martin is expected to undergo a medical with Rangers before completing a half-season loan to Ibrox.
Imminent Rangers signing Russell Martin has told the Scottish Sun he has ignored interest from England’s Championship in favour of a move to Ibrox.
Martin arrived in Glasgow on Tuesday morning ahead of a medical with Rangers, who hope to sign him on a half-season loan from Norwich City.
The 32-year-old has captained the Canaries since 2013 and racked up more than 300 appearances for the Norfolk side – most of which arrived in the top two tiers of English football.
But according to Martin, the chance to join Rangers interest was enough to convince him of a change of scenery, having featured just seven times since Daniel Farke’s appointment at Norwich.
“I’m absolutely delighted to be here,” Martin told the Scottish Sun ahead of his move. “There’s still a bit to do but let’s get it done today – as you can see from this big suitcase I’m expecting to stay for a while!
“There’s been interest from a lot of clubs – Championship down in England. But as soon as I knew Rangers were interested a couple of weeks ago I said to my agent from the off this was the one I wanted. It’s rumbled on a bit but I’m really pleased it’s finally getting done.
“The attraction is pretty obvious really – the size of the club and the position it’s in. I need to come and play some football but hopefully I’ll get a chance to do that. I’ve not played for a while. But it’s just the pull of Rangers as a football club. The stature of the club, the size of it, the facilities, the stadium and the fan base.
“Another one of the attractions is getting back into the Scotland jersey. I played for a long time but unfortunately I’ve not been in the team for the last few games. It was a massive attraction to come up here and hopefully play some football and get back into the international frame with a new manager on the horizon.”
Martin, who knows Graeme Murty from the Rangers manager’s time as Norwich City youth coach, is set to become the fourth new signing at Ibrox this winter.
Sean Goss, Jamie Murphy and Jason Cummings have already agreed loan moves from Queens Park Rangers, Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest respectively.
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