Former Fulham boss Felix Magath has proxied his shares in Rangers to the club's supporters ahead of next week's crucial general meeting.
The German coach - three times a Bundesliga winner with Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg - made a surprise purchase of 810,000 shares in the Glasgow giants early last month.
But with a week to go until the decisive Ibrox shareholder meeting which could force the current regime out of the Blueroom, he has now handed control of his stake to the Rangers Supporters Trust.
RST spokesman Chris Graham, said "As Felix is a true football man, he has a deep appreciation of the problems faced by the fans and the club in the past few years.
"We sincerely thank him for his backing and hope that this is yet another signal to the current board that their time is coming to an end."
The RST - which itself owns 4.5million shares - now controls as 5.53 per cent stake through its own stake and proxies donated by other shareholders.
Fellow fan-ownership group Rangers First has a vote representing two million shares to cast at the meeting.
Former oldco director Dave King has called the meeting in a bid to sweep chairman David Somers, chief executive Derek Llambias and financial officer Barry Leach out of Ibrox.
Director James Easdale has already resigned from the board after bowing to pressure from fans.
King needs to carry with him the support of 51 per cent of the Light Blues shareholders and if he succeeds in routing the board, he plans to replace them with former Blue Knight Paul Murray, ex-Glasgow brewery boss John Gilligan and himself.
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