KILWINNING Rangers Madrid 2008s expressed their delight at seeing one of their original players snapped up by Rangers FC.

Ben Coutts, from the Whitehurst Park area of the town, has been playing with his local side since the age of five and will now move into the Glasgow club’s youth ranks.

A Buffs spokesperson said: “We’re all so proud of him and we’ll miss him dearly but delighted to see him move onto bigger and better things.”

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