Scottish Premiership champions have opened talks and are trying hard to get their star midfielder to sign a new contract beyond his existing deal that runs until the summer of 2023.
The Finnish midfielder, who will be in World Cup qualifying action against France this evening, confirmed he has interest from a number of different leagues.English sides Aston Villa and Brentford were amongst the teams interested along with Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine.
The 25-year-old insisted it never got to a stage where he thought he was leaving Rangers and the focus was always on giving his all for the Ibrox giants.
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