Rangers star Ianis Hagi spent the early part of this season playing for the club's 'B' team after being outcasted on return from a loan spell away from Ibrox.
Manager Philippe Clement previously revealed that he didn't see Hagi as part of his plans before a contractual issue was rectified and the midfielder rejoined the Rangers first team in early October.
He has now featured four times this season and made his first Scottish Premiership start of the campaign against St Johnstone last Sunday.
The 26-year-old, who joined the Light Blues for £4million in 2020, showed signs that he could be the answer to Rangers' No.10 conundrum and wants to use this latest opportunity as a chance to kick-on again.
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“It is good to be back playing again, it's just a nice feeling putting on the shirt, having competition again – I love every second of it," the Romanian playmaker confessed during Tuesday's press conference.
"I have been around professional football for a while now, even though I'm 26. I think I'm in my tenth season right now as a professional. I know in football things can change quite quick, from good to bad and from bad to good, so I was trying to only control my environment, what I can do, and be prepared for what could happen.
“I'm just happy right now that I'm back and I'm enjoying my football. I'm enjoying every second of it.
"I made it clear where I saw my future within this club, there were conversations and we both wanted the same thing and that resulted in me being here.”
On watching Rangers' early season struggles from the stands, he continued: "It's tough when you are not playing football. I've been in a worse situation than this one with my injury, being away for a year and not able to play.
"Now, I was able to train and play with the 'B' team, so shout out to them because they've been unbelievable with me for two, three months. Just everything I needed to be ready physically and mentally to perform, they were open to it. It's been great.
"I've tried to help as much as I could with my experience, talking to them every now and then. It was a different experience, obviously, but you want to play professional football, so that's why I'm here. So, I'm just happy I'm back."
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