Former Rangers bad boy Kyle Lafferty has admitted he wants a second spell at the club in order to restore his battered reputation . The Northern Ireland international left Ibrox fans incensed in the summer of 2012 when he walked out post-liquidation to join Swiss side Sion on a free transfer . But , as he prepares to play in Glasgow for the first time in almost three years in Wednesday night ’ s international friendly at Hampden , the 27-year-old revealed he has unfinished business at Rangers . Kyle Lafferty said he is disappointed with how his time at Rangers ended in the summer of 2012 . Lafferty admitted that he would like to return to Rangers to improve fans perceptions of him . Lafferty is set to play in Glasgow for the first time since his exit for Northern Ireland on Wednesday . ‘ Some Rangers fans have asked me if I ’ d go back there - and I ’ d jump at the chance , ’ admitted Lafferty , who is under contract at Norwich until the summer of 2017 but currently on loan at Turkish side Rizespor . ‘ But whether that ’ s an option or not is another thing. ’ Lafferty won three SPL titles and both League and Scottish Cups during his controversial spell at the Govan club between 2008 and 2012 . However , he saw his attitude and commitment regularly questioned amid a series of on and off-field mishaps , including high-profile bust-ups with both Neil Lennon and Ally McCoist . Lafferty was one of a number of leading players – including Steven Naismith and captain Steve Davis – who were branded mercenaries by then-chief executive Charles Green after exercising their right to refuse to transfer their registrations over to newco Rangers . Lafferty is part of the Northern Ireland side who will face Scotland in a friendly on Wednesday at Hampden . Lafferty hopes that he will one day have an opportunity to return to Glasgow to play club football . ‘ What happened for me at Rangers was disappointing , ’ he continued . ‘ The way it happened ( leaving on a free after liquidation ) wasn ’ t how I wanted to end my career there - but it had to be done . ‘ But I ’ ve supported Rangers since I was a young boy and I still support them now . And it would be good to go back to change people ’ s perceptions of me . ‘ If I went back now I ’ d definitely let my football do the talking . And hopefully that would change people ’ s minds about me because I ’ m much more mature now . ’
Striker Kyle Lafferty left financially troubled Rangers on a free in 2012 . He will play in Northern Ireland for the first time in three years for Glasgow . Lafferty admitted his disappointment at how his time at Rangers ended .