James Tavernier has broken his silence on transfer exit speculation surrounding his Rangers future.

The Ibrox captain has been linked with a summer departure to Trabzonspor but vowed he is "fully committed" to Rangers.

Even last season, Tavernier had been tipped for a possible exit with links to Saudi Arabia but the defender has insisted he is giving no thought to a transfer move away from Glasgow.

"I just don't take any notice, basically," he said when asked on his future given transfer speculation on Rangers TV. "There has been speculation for a long time now if it's a year and a half.

"I addressed it towards the end of last season, I am fully committed to the job in hand.

"That's where my mindset will always be, fully committed, coming day by day and trying my extreme hardest to push myself and the team on.

"To do what I do every single day is to be a professional footballer, it's like I'm 18 again.

"Every single day there is joy for me to come in to train, I am living the dream."

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The Rangers captain was an injury absentee for a host of pre-season matches this summer due to a hip issue.

However, he has stated he is "ready to go " ahead of the league curtain-raiser against Hearts as he explained the reason for sitting out some matches while training with the squad in the Netherlands.

He said: "It is obviously unusual for me to miss but with it being pre-season it was a perfect time to rest my hip flexor.

"I had a bit of fluid in there so it was a perfect time not just to push through it and let it settle down.

"Sitting on the sidelines watching the lads training it was hard to do but my body feels a lot better now so getting two games underneath my belt before the season starts was key.

"Me, personally, I am ready to go."