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BILEL MOHSNI insists playing for Rangers had been a dream come true - as he realised another ambition by signing for a top-flight club in France.

The former Rangers centre-back was one of 11 players freed at the end of last season and will be remembered for his part in the Premiership play-off brawl at the end of his club’s defeat by Motherwell.

Mohsni copped a seven-game ban, which will now be served with his new club Angers but the French-born Tunisian international is thrilled to be back in football.

He said: “I’m very happy to join Angers. I would like to thank the chairman, Said Chabane, the chief executive Olivier Pickeu and the gaffer Stéphane Moulin for their confidence in me. I’m looking forward to paying them back.

“A dream became true playing for Glasgow Rangers and wish them all the very best. I want to thank Ally McCoist for giving me the chance to play for them.

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“But today I have achieved another dream to play in Ligue 1. This is the league I watch on the TV and I am joining a great club with excellent facilities and a great atmosphere.

“It is a family and I’m happy that they accepted me. I want to help them to stay in the top flight in the same way I participated in the promotion of Rangers to the second division of Scottish football.

“I’m proud of that but this is a new chapter of my life. I left the country of my born when I was playing in the 5th division - today I’ve come back to the 1st division and that gives me great pride.

“This is my destiny. As usual, I will look at the positive side of my suspension - it gives me time to complete my preparation for the new season.”