RANGERS new boy Dalcio has backed himself to handle the Ibrox pressure-cooker and the demand to win set to be thrust upon him.

The winger finally put pen-to-paper yesterday on a season-long loan from Benfica as Pedro Caixinha continues to build for a more rigorous assault on the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Just 21-years-old, Dalcio can play in a variety of positions but has already been targeted to provide width in attack during his year in Glasgow. The man himself, who has been capped by Portugal U20s, is delighted to get the deal done and is confident he can live up to the expectations of a Rangers support desperate for some success.

He said: “I realise the club has the need to win and the supporters always want the club to win, but I will leave the pressure off the field before I go onto it. People have already told me to get used to the rain and the weather, but I am prepared to live with that!

“I want to improve myself, but the main thing is to help the club and my teammates to get the titles the club needs to win this year.

“I want to help the team and my teammates, and you can count on me to give 100 per-cent on the field.

“I am a player who can play in many different positions over the field, but I have no single one I prefer. I can play wherever the gaffer tells me to and the important thing is to help the team achieve their goals.

“I am a little bit anxious. It is a new team with new teammates, but I believe everything will run well.”

As well as being attracted to the size of the Glasgow club, Dalcio was lured to Scotland by the prospect of working under his fellow countryman. Caixinha has clearly made an impression on the 21-year-old, who he says shares the same aspirations to propel Rangers forward from their third-placed finish this season.

“The gaffer was a real influence on me too. I know he is really competitive and ambitious, and that was the reasons I wanted to join him,” he said.

“The manager has said he is here to help me and to improve me. On the club, we need to put it on top where it belongs.

“On a personal side, the manager has said he is there to help me and to improve me. On the club, we need to put it on top where it belongs.

“Regarding Rangers, I heard about the club of course when I was young and a player playing with the youth teams. They came to Lisbon for tournaments and they would always bring lots of fans with them to support them.

“On Scottish football, I don’t know too much but I know there are two big clubs. Rangers and Celtic, and mainly the way the people love football and support their teams.”