Rangers have appointed Ross Wilson because the clubs new athletic manager after he abandoned his role as director of soccer operations in Southampton.
Wilson replaces Mark Allen, who abandoned his position following two years at Ibrox as director of football.
The 36-year-old was linked with a move to Glasgow however stayed on the south coast.
He also spent four-and-a-half years after working in a variety of roles in Falkirk, Watford and Huddersfield Town and can return to work alongside manager Steven Gerrard.
Firstly, and I am convinced it goes without sayingI am thrilled to be joining Rangers. Through the years I have had really positive talks with the team, Wilson told the Rangers website.
The vision and enthusiasm shared together by the board by Steven in terms of the plans to continue to build the club are exciting. Equally it was important that the club and I shared the exact same understanding of what this role is and what the football culture and model inside the club should look like going forward.
The board are resolute in all our discussions now and when we spoke in the past about what the club needs to look like and I am proud that they believe I can help assemble the club upon standards which most of us agree are right for Rangers.
Having worked in football leadership for the last 15 years and for almost a decade in England today is a fantastic time for me to return to Glasgow and be part of the famed club. Im excited to begin next month.
Steven and his coaching staff do a great job with matters onto the pitch, together with the players naturally. I know the others I will be able to understand quickly in the coming weeks and some of the squad. Steven and Im in contact and I am excited about working with him and developing our relationship further.
Wilson said his job will see him dealing with all the clubs operations andfootball infrastructure, that can include the Rangers academy.
This function is of course about continuing the development and growth of their clubs football operations and football infrastructure across the whole club, he added. In that regard Im excited about working in and developing all areas of our soccer departments and none more than the academy with Craig Mulholland and his group.
I have chosen to leave a fantastic job and individuals who I am very close to. Southampton is not an easy place and it had to be a opportunity to look at leaving what I had there.
This job, at this stage in my career, was one that I felt I had to take and I am both excited and decided to make sure that in working along with the plank, Steven and all of our team we could continue to build an excellent, modern soccer infrastructure and also an winning Rangers.
Wilson joined Southampton at 2015, originally as director of scouting and recruitment.
Southampton CEO Martin Semmens stated:From the second Ross made me conscious of the opportunity to come home to Scotland, it had been clear that this was an opportunity he couldnt turn down in this moment.
I want to place on record, on behalf of everyone involved with the team, our thanks for the hard work and energy Ross has contributed to Saints within the previous five decades. Ross will abandon the club together with our very best wishes on Tuesday.
As the club has made clear within the previous six months, were reviewing our football and non-football operations, to ensure were best positioned to allow a prosperous future for The Southampton Way. Well now try to create a new Soccer Director in keeping with this vision to the club.
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