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Rangers secure Ivor Pandur as new first‑choice goalkeeper

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Rangers have signed goalkeeper Ivor Pandur from Hull City. The 26‑year‑old broke into Rijeka’s first team at 19, moved to Verona in Serie A and later impressed during a loan at Fortuna Köln that became permanent. After a brief Eredivisie stint, Hull secured his services, noting his reflex‑save ability over ball‑play as Rangers rebuild their back line.

Pandur posted 14 clean sheets in 48 games last season, making 150 saves at a 69.8% clip and conceding a goal every 66 minutes. He also kept clean sheets in both legs of Hull’s play‑off semi‑final and the final, a feat matched by three keepers before him. Angus Butland appeared in 38 matches, earned two fewer clean sheets, recorded 104 saves at 70.7% and stopped four penalties.

Rangers expect Pandur to challenge incumbent keeper Jordan Pickford for the No 1 shirt, banking on his shot‑stopping pedigree to tighten a defence that leaked 68 goals last campaign. The playoff clean‑sheet record suggests he can deliver the consistency the club lacked in critical fixtures. His 69.8% save rate ranks among the highest for keepers with over 40 league appearances this campaign.