Rangers have been in Andalucia to prepare for the 2018-19 campaign.
New Rangers defender Nikola Katic has posted on Instagram after the club’s training camp in Spain ended on Wednesday, putting an end to Steven Gerrard’s gruelling sessions.
The 37-year-old manager has subjected the Gers squad to double sessions in one day, with the former Liverpool legend believing one of the areas Rangers lacked in comparison to Celtic was their fitness.
Gerrard has already brought in seven new signings – Allan McGregor, Jon Flanagan, Katic, Connor Goldson, Scott Arfield, Ovie Ejaria and Jamie Murphy – and they have all participated in Gerrard’s training sessions.
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Katic, 21, joined the club from Croatian side Slaven Belupo for a fee believed to be in the region of £1.5million and posted on Instagram after the Gers’ training camp came to an end.
Katic was brought in after Gerrard identified centre-back as the club’s biggest problem position, following the loss of David Bates to Hamburg and Russell Martin’s return to Norwich.
Ross McCrorie is preferred in midfield to defence, while doubts remain over the future of Fabio Cardoso and Bruno Alves. Adding Katic and Goldson has significantly eased Gerrard’s woes.
Rangers begin their era under Gerrard with a Europa League qualifying match against Macedonian side FK Shkupi on July 12.
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