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title: "Butland Farewell Message Confirms Rangers No.1 Reset"
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published: "2026-07-01T09:41:14Z"
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# Butland Farewell Message Confirms Rangers No.1 Reset

**Jack Butland** has effectively drawn a line under his Rangers career after posting an emotional farewell message while his move to **Hull City** edges toward completion.

[Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13559364/ivor-pandur-rangers-sign-croatia-goalkeeper-from-hull-city-with-jack-butland-close-to-joining-tigers) reports the 33-year-old is close to sealing a £3 million switch in the opposite direction after Rangers confirmed the arrival of **Ivor Pandur** from Hull on a four-year deal, subject to international clearance.

> We can today announce the signing of goalkeeper Ivor Pandur on a four-year deal from Hull City, subject to international clearance.
>
> — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) [July 1, 2026](https://x.com/RangersFC/status/2072058844659028348)

## Butland Exit Sharpens Rangers Goalkeeper Reset

Butland arrived at Ibrox in 2023 and leaves after more than 150 Rangers appearances, a League Cup winners’ medal and a spell in which he became one of the most visible figures of the post-Allan McGregor transition.

The timing matters. [Rangers confirmed](https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-announce-signing-of-ivor-pandur-from-hull-city/1XKF2aiaLWotZp38qik8Tv) Pandur while the Croatian is away at the World Cup, with Derek McInnes praising the goalkeeper’s presence, character and capacity to become a commanding figure.

That gives this deal a clean football logic. Butland’s farewell carries obvious sentiment, but the squad-planning message is colder: McInnes wants a new first-choice structure in place before the Europa League qualifiers and Scottish Premiership opener start applying pressure.

For Rangers, this is no longer just a goalkeeper transfer. It is the clearest sign yet that the rebuild is moving from talk into hard decisions.