{"id":707375,"date":"2026-07-23T16:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/707375\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:42:14","slug":"rangers-transfer-news-vanja-dragojevic-joins-from-partizan-belgrade-as-ibrox-clubs-seventh-summer-signing-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/707375\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers transfer news: Vanja\u00a0Dragojevic\u00a0joins from Partizan\u00a0Belgrade\u00a0as Ibrox club&#8217;s seventh summer signing | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rangers have signed midfielder Vanja\u00a0Dragojevic on an initial four-year deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old becomes the Ibrox club&#8217;s seventh summer signing as new manager Derek McInnes rebuilds his squad ahead of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11781\/13551122\/scottish-premiership-2026-27-fixtures-dates-schedule-every-match-across-opening-weekend-live-on-sky-sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the new season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is a 12-month option to extend the player&#8217;s deal, as Dragojevic arrives from Partizan Belgrade for a fee in excess of \u00a34m.<\/p>\n<p>He was club captain at the Serbian side and was rated as one of the best defensive midfielders in the league, plus has two caps for his national team.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Cammy Devlin and Dan Neil, he is the third midfielder to join the club, in addition to other summer signings Lawrence Shankland, Ross McCrorie, Ben Godfrey and Ivor Pandur.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/skysports-dan-neil-rangers_7288096.jpg\"   alt=\"Dan Neil\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Dan Neil is among the other midfielders to join Rangers this summer<\/p>\n<p>Rangers had been in talks over a move for Tromso&#8217;s Jens Hjert\u00f8-Dahl too, but have prioritised the move for Dragojevic.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;It feels amazing, and I&#8217;m really happy and proud to be part of such a big club like Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a big opportunity and I can&#8217;t wait to get started.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I first heard [the interest] three months ago, and when I heard it I already knew it was very interesting to me because I think the winning mentality that Rangers have is compatible with my mentality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/skysports-derek-mcinnes_7304587.jpg\"   alt=\"Rangers manager Derek McInnes during a pre-season friendly match at the Ibrox, Glasgow...Picture date: Wednesday July 22, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan\/PA Wire...RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Derek McInnes is hopeful of more signings ahead of the club&#8217;s Premiership opener at Dundee Utd next Friday<\/p>\n<p>McInnes added: &#8220;We are really excited to bring Vanja on board.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s got huge potential, really exciting attributes, and boasts the character to play in this environment. To captain a club the size of FK Partizan at such a young age tells you everything you need to know about the respect he commands and the leadership qualities he already possesses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe he will add a lot to our group, and I look forward to working with him in the years ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rangers have signed midfielder Vanja\u00a0Dragojevic on an initial four-year deal.\u00a0 The 20-year-old becomes the Ibrox club&#8217;s seventh summer&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":707376,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,50,51,47,52,48],"class_list":["post-707375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=707375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/707376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=707375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=707375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=707375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}