Rangers to sign World Cup goalkeeper with Butland set for exit

Updated: 29 Jun 2026 14:47 BST | 4 min read

Suraj Radia | Editor

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Rangers are set to sign Croatian World Cup goalkeeper Ivor Pandur from Hull City, with current number one Jack Butland set to move the other way.

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Pandur is currently at the 2026 World Cup with Croatia, although the 26-year-old is the third-choice option for his country and has yet to be capped.

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Ivor Pandur

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Ivor Pandur

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A deal worth £6 million (€7m) has been agreed with Hull to sign the keeper, who made 44 appearances in the Championship to lead the Tigers to promotion.

In exchange, Butland will join Hull for £3m (€3.5m), although this is believed to be a separate deal in order to appease Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) rules and balance the English side’s books.

Pandur is expected to pen a long-term contract with Rangers, with a medical scheduled in the US in the coming days, and he will be handed the number one shirt alongside taking Butland’s spot in the team.

Butland, meanwhile, has been given permission to travel to Hull for talks and it remains to be seen whether the 33-year-old will become the newly-promoted side’s first choice or if they will sign another goalkeeper in addition to the veteran.

Rangers revamp goalkeeping spot with Pandur-Butland switch

Pandur will become Rangers’ fourth signing of the summer after Lawrence Shankland, Ross McCrorie and most recently Ben Godfrey, who joined on loan from Atalanta on Monday.

© IMAGO - Ivor Pandur has agreed to join Rangers.

Rangers are desperate to add quality to their squad under new manager Derek McInnes in the hopes of winning the Scottish Premiership title for the first time since 2021.

Pandur was in the final year of his contract with Hull, having joined from Fortuna Sittard in 2024 for €2m, with his debut season seeing him named as the club’s player of the year.

For Butland, the potential move marks a return to English football after a three-year stint in Scotland where he made more than 150 appearances for Rangers in all competitions.

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