The midfielder, 32, had recently signed for the Italian giants when they travelled to Glasgow for a pre-season friendly back in July 2002.

Fellow Dutchman Ronald De Boer and Claudio Caniggia were both on the scoresheet for Rangers in an entertaining 2-2 draw on that occasion and Seedorf is anticipating another enjoyable tussle.

He said: "That match was a very long time ago and, indeed, we have achieved a lot of things in the last six years. It will be good to be back.

"It has been very good for us from that moment on. It's good to look back and see over the last six years we have achieved a lot and won a lot of cups. It's great to be back in Glasgow.

"The fans were fantastic; it's a beautiful stadium, great pitch - the perfect atmosphere for a football match.

"It's all good memories, especially because of the atmosphere around the game.

"It's always a big pleasure to go to the north of the UK and enjoy the football match."

Rangers boasts positive connections with some of Seedorf's compatriots, with both De Boer brothers, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Arthur Numan and former boss Dick Advocaat among those who have enjoyed successful spells at Ibrox.

And Seedorf added: "They have always been very positive about the city and life in Scotland in general.

"I haven't heard any negative words from any of them. It's a great place for a player to be and we will enjoy it this time."

Another former Rangers player familiar to Seedorf is Milan team-mate Gennaro Gattuso, who spent a year in Glasgow in the late 1990s before returning to his native Italy.

Since then, he has gone on to enjoy success in Serie A, the Champions League and the World Cup and is still held in high regard by the Ibrox faithful.

However, fans who had been hoping to see him action again would have been disappointed when Gattuso was ruled out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage.

Seedorf told Rangers World: "Gattuso has told us about the experience there; he was still a young player.

"Unfortunately, he is injured at the moment. He is a great guy and a good friend.

"I don't know if he will come with us; hopefully he will and enjoy a bit of a relationship with his old fans."