Andrew Cavenagh has put a number on Rangers' remaining summer business. He said he would hope three to five more players come in, with a number possibly going out, after a window that has already brought nine new faces and left the team on one league point from two games under Derek McInnes.
Rangers' remaining window business
Cavenagh did not dress it up. "I'd hope three to five more players are coming in and a number will possibly go out," he said, which is as clear a sign as Rangers are likely to get that the rebuild is still open for business. The club have already added nine new faces this summer, so the next moves are about finishing the squad rather than starting it.
That also fits the mood around the start to the season. Rangers sit on just one league point from two league games, a flat return that keeps the pressure on the window while the team are already chasing a 2-1 first-leg deficit in the Europa League third qualifying round.
The pressure on McInnes' start
The timing is awkward, and Cavenagh said as much. "It sucks that we have to play a number of important games before the window closes but that's how it works," he said. That is the reality now, with Rangers trying to improve the squad while McInnes is also trying to get results out of a group that is clearly still being reshaped.
Jim Gillespie's earlier line about wanting a "Klopp-style manager who plays on the front foot" showed the sort of football Rangers had in mind when the change was made. The first few weeks have not made the scrutiny any lighter, but the chairman's comments suggest the club see the window as part of the answer rather than a separate issue.
The sharp read here is that Rangers are still in the middle of the job. Nine signings are already in, three to five more may follow, and the season has already started before the squad feels settled.
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