Rangers have completed the signing of Croatian goalkeeper Ivor Pandur from Hull City, with Jack Butland moving in the opposite direction after three seasons at Ibrox.
The deal sees Rangers pay around £6 million for the 25-year-old, while Butland has joined newly promoted Premier League side Hull City as Derek McInnes reshapes his squad ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.
Pandur arrives in Glasgow after playing a pivotal role in Hull's promotion to the Premier League last season.
The Croatian missed just one Championship fixture and etched his name into the record books by becoming only the fourth goalkeeper to keep clean sheets in both legs of a Championship play-off semi-final and final.
The move also represents significant business for Hull, who signed Pandur from Fortuna Sittard for around £1.5m in January 2023 before selling him for a substantial profit.
Pandur completed the transfer while away with Croatia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where he is awaiting his senior international debut.
The arrival of the highly rated goalkeeper signals the end of Butland's spell at Ibrox.
The 33-year-old featured 55 times in all competitions last season and leaves having established himself as Rangers' first-choice goalkeeper following his arrival in 2023.
Butland will return to the Premier League with Hull City, adding considerable top-flight experience to the Tigers' squad.
Across spells with Stoke City, Manchester United and Crystal Palace, the former England international made 87 Premier League appearances and has accumulated more than 450 senior career outings.
He also made history as England's youngest-ever goalkeeper when he debuted against Italy at just 19 years of age.
Hull's decision to cash in on Pandur forms part of a wider effort to ensure compliance with the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules as reported by the Hull Daily Mail.
Alongside the sale of Kyle Joseph to Middlesbrough, the transfer is expected to eliminate the club's reported PSR shortfall while generating significant profit on two key members of their promotion-winning side.
Rangers fans have seen the best and worst of Butland across his three years at Ibrox. His shot stopping has consistently been excellent, but he has become more and more error prone during his stint in Scotland.
He will reunite with former Gers teammate Kieran Dowell at the English club once his deal is completed.
He was even dropped for a stint under former Ibrox interim boss Barry Ferguson for Scotland international Liam Kelly but regained his place under both Russell Martin and Danny Rohl last campaign.
The Gers have struggled to replace veteran stopper, and ex-Hull keeper Allan McGregor since his retirement in 2023.
They will hope their new aquisition brings much needed stability between the sticks.
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