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What we need for the Scottish game is 5+ attack-minded players, i.e. two strikers, two goal-scoring wingers and AMs that try to shoot and have a tendency of finding the net.

Rangers will have to pay £4m if they want to land winger Oscar Cortes on a permanent deal from Lens, with the French club determined to recoup the sum they paid for the 20-year-old Colombian. (Daily Record) Sam Lammers will hold talks with Rangers before making a decision on his permanent future as FC Urtecht “want nothing more” than to sign him, according to VI. Writing on their website (1 June), the Netherlands news outlet report that the Ibrox club are in a great negotiating position after his form in the second half of the season saw him score 11 goals and register three assists in 20 appearances. Ben Davies is “likely” to leave Rangers this summer as Philippe Clement eyes a new left-footed centre-back this summer, according to Football Scotland. Writing on their website (31 May), the news outlet report that the former Liverpool defender is likely to be sold as Gers look to earn extra cash to bolster their budget for the transfer window. Chris Jack has admitted he will “be amazed” if Robbie McCrorie doesn’t leave Rangers this summer as the Light Blues eye a move for Liam Kelly. The 26-year-old stopper has found himself stuck behind Jack Butland in the pecking order at Ibrox this season, making only one single appearance throughout the year which came in the Scottish Cup. Reports suggest that Gers are closing on a deal to sign Aberdeen stopper Kelly on a free transfer [Daily Record, 27 May] and Rangers Review journalist Jack believes that will force McCrorie into departing Glasgow.

Thomas Galdames ... The Chilean defender has been linked with a move to Rangers after impressing in Argentina with Godoy Cruz. He appeared to say his farewells this week after a Cup win, but Galdames has insisted he is in the dark about a move to Scotland and is preparing now to make his international debut for his country next week in a friendly next week against Paraguay before the Copa America tournament, where he was named in the squad. Asked directly about a move to Rangers, Galdames said: "I don't know anything about my transfer yet. I prefer not to say anything about it. "I don't want to say anything until something is concrete because there has been a lot of speculation. "The transfer market begins now, but I have to concentrate on the national team. "If I do get a transfer, it needs to be something that will be good for my career. That's what I have been working for since the day I became a footballer. "I want to play for my country and then go to the Copa America. "All I can say is that Godoy Cruz have treated me very well since the day I arrived here. "The people at the club have made me feel as if I was one of their own and that has honestly been very important to me to be able to perform, to be comfortable and happy in the club. "Until something happens, I remain a Godoy Cruz player."

Back in the day of our first CL adventure, how many people did we have running the football-business side of the club? I only remember Murray and the tan-man?

An Uru? Does it say anything about "running through brick walls" and "bits of human remains were draped round his neck like trophies"?

Has there been a fee mentioned for Lammers?

- Cordoba turned to non-starter - Added: IN - Thomas Galdames (25) - CB/LB, Chile, Godoy Cruz - contract till 12/2024 - TM - TM stats - LINK

HIGHLIGHTS | Rangers Women 2-0 Hearts | Scottish Cup Winners | 26 May 2024

IMHO, goalies have never been a problem for us. We need to spend the money on good defenders. That said, I don't mind freebies either. We've been toiling up front with our system, while we leaked far too many goals from those few chances the opposition creates. Our stats must be amongst the worst in the league.

Just had a look at the new CL "league sort of thing" system. What a farce. We've come a very very long way from that soggy night at Ibrox against Marseille to end up with this trash.

Age is not really matter now, either way. If you are good enough, you are old enough. You see Leverkusen or Leipzig with half a team of kids way below 25 running away with games. Same in France and Spain. We (almost forever) have a tendency to sign "talented" youngsters, but also seasoned stars who by default make sure that the talent will hardly ever see the pitch of Ibrox. Only necessity meant that some youngsters were thrown in at the deep end and proved their worth. Only that the managers (of late) simply send them back to the bench/youngsters if the seasoned warriors came back (and usually the dire fare continued). IMHO, most of the chaps blooded these last two seasons hardly set a foot wrong. Brightest spark this season was McCausland, whose drive and bite were rarely seen on that flank with other people. How it can go was seen with Patterson and, to some extent, Bassey. Likewise, Weir, Davis and Balogun show that if the body is fine, people can nowadays go on to 35 with not much problem. A DM or CM is not exactly meant to be a sprinter these days, just grab the ball from the defence and do something useful with it. That aside, it looks like we are doing some business early in the window, which is good. The more, the better.

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The Summer 2024 Rangers Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread LINK to a rumour source TM is the TransferMarkt stats side for that player SIGNED in Summer 2024: IN - Jefte (20) - LB, Brazil, Fluminense - on loan at APOEL Nicosia, contract till 2026 - TM - TM stats - SIGNED LINK GONE in Summer 2024 → Contracts ending Summer 2024 Jon McLaughlin (36) - contract 6/2024 Kemar Roofe (30) - ST - contract 6/2024 Borna Barisic (31) - LB - contract 6/2024 Mohamed Diomande (22) - contract till 2024+ → see below Ryan Jack (32) – CM - contract 6/2024 John Lundstram (30) - CM - contract 6/2024 Abdallah Sima (22) - RW/ST - contract till 2024 (season long loan) → see below Oscar Cortes (20) – RW – contract 2024 (season long loan) → see below Fabio Silva (21) - ST – loan ends RETURN in Summer 2024 RUMOURS: IN - Oscar Cortes (21) - AM, RC Lens, Colombia, contract till 2028 - TM - TM Stats - talks ongoing IN Mohamed Diomande (22) - CM, Ivory Coast, FC Nordsjaelland, contract till 12/2024 - TM - TM stats - LINK - DONE LOAN till end of season with obligation to buy IN – Liam Kelly (28) - GK, freebie, Scotland – TM - LINK IN - Abdallah Sima (22) - RW/ST - TM – TM Stats - contract till 2025 - LINK IN - Adama Traore (28) - RW, Spain, Ferencvaros - contract till 2025 - TM - TM stats - LINK IN - Thomas Galdames (25) - CB/LB, Chile, Godoy Cruz - contract till 12/2024 - TM - TM stats - LINK OUT – James Tavernier – Saudi Arabia OUT – Connor Goldson – Suadi Arabia OUT – Sam Lammers – Utrecht wants permanent deal CONTRACT EXTENSIONS Leon Balogun (35) - CH - contract 6/2025 - LINK NON-STARTERS: IN - Jose Cordoba (22) - CB, Panama, Levski Sofia, contract till 2025 - we pulled out SQUAD as of 24 / 05 / 2023 Squad listed in order of remaining length of contract & primary position Full squad list at Transfermarkt Squad by primary and optional position at Transfermarkt Goal: Robby McCrorie (26) - contract 6/2025 Kieran Wright (24) – contract till 6/202X Jack Butland (31) - contract till 2027 Defence Leon Balogun (36) - CH, contract 2025 James Tavernier (32) – RB - contract 6/2026 Leon King (20) - CH - contract 6/2026 Adam Devine (21) RB – contract 6/2025 Connor Goldson (31) - CH - contract 6/2026 John Souttar (27) - CH - contract 6/2026 Ben Davies (28) - CH - contract 6/2026 Ridvan Yilmaz (23) - LB - contract 6/2027 Dujon Sterling (24) - CB - contract till 2027 Jefte (20) - LB - contract till 2028 Midfield Tom Lawrence (30) - LW - contract 2025 Scott Wright (26) - LW/AM - contract 6/2025 Alex Lowry (20) - AM - contract 6/2025 Rabbi Matondo (23) - RW - contract 2026 Ianis Hagi (25) – AM – contract till 2026 Nicolas Raskin (23) – CM – contract 2027 Todd Cantwell (26) – AM – contract 6/202x Kieran Dowell (26) - AM - contract till 2027 Jose Cifuentes (24) - CM - contract till 6/2027 Ross McCausland (21) – RW – contract till 2027 Strikers Cyriel Dessers (28) - ST - contract till 2027 Danilo Pereira da Silva (24) - ST - contract till 2027 Sam Lammers (27) – ST – contract till 2027 Coaching Staff Check out the club's home page Academy / B Side -> https://www.Rangers.co.uk/article/academy-restructure/4skGYIfqugwK1CvGZUHFH0 Women's Side -> https://rangers.co.uk/teams/ladies-senior/ OUT ON LOAN ...

A few low-key forwards are available for free this summer ...

I would agree with most, but we should go 3-4-3 or the like most of the time. Or have two dedicated striker in every game, plus to winger-like players (which should not be fullbacks in disguise). Cantwell is THE creative spark that we have, plays the unexpected pass, lops a ball into the danger area etc.. I can easily forgive him most of his faults, he simply should be given a free role in front of Raskin and Diomande, who worked well. It is sort of bizarre that these two and Davies and Balogun/King looked safer at times than our regulars. The thing with those four is, that they "think" much more forward than most others we have in there, who have become far too comfortable with the square, side, or back pass, instead of grabbing the ball and use the open field in front of them to run at the opponent too. I still go by what I said back in January: the core of a team is there, they have the quality to get us to trophies. Since then, though, we lost most of our summer and winter signings and loans, i.e. most of those people who would have turned the tide - and for very long spells. To think that much of the season essentially hinged on a couple of low-key games we threw away, plus a handful of ridiculous VAR- and refereeing decisions, tells us that the solution is not that far away. History cannot be changed, though I hope that Karma will finally deal with them next season.