Rangers Prepare for Major Reshuffle with McInnes Targeting Four Signings

Rangers are braced for a frantic final month of the transfer window, with Derek McInnes pushing for up to four more signings to reshape a squad he knows is still short in key areas.

Olwethu Makhanya’s arrival from Philadelphia Union has given him one new defensive option, but that is only the start. Before the door opens again at Ibrox, several players are expected to head the other way.

Oliver Antman has already gone, sealing a move to Anderlecht. Nedim Bajrami is closing in on a switch to the Saudi Pro League. Two departures, two gaps, and both in the areas McInnes can least afford to be light.

Wide men top of the list

McInnes has made no secret internally of his priority: width, pace, and goals from the flanks.

Rangers want two new wingers before the window shuts. Not squad fillers. Players who can walk into the team and change the rhythm of games, with the Premiership season starting and European qualifiers looming.

The exits of Antman and the likely loss of Bajrami strip options from both attack and midfield. It leaves Rangers short of natural wide threats, and the recruitment team have been tasked with fixing that quickly.

The pressure to deliver is obvious. The first league game is already here. The calendar will not wait.

Defence in flux

The rebuild does not stop out wide. At the back, there is just as much urgency.

Makhanya’s signing is one piece of the puzzle, but Rangers still want two more defenders. John Souttar is widely expected to move on, and his future only sharpens the need for fresh bodies in defence.

McInnes wants depth and competition, not a patched-together back line limping into a season that demands consistency from the first whistle. The club know they cannot afford to be caught short if injuries bite or if Souttar’s departure accelerates.

Midfield hinges on sales

In central midfield, the situation is more delicate.

Another midfielder is not on the immediate shopping list. Not unless there are exits first. Connor Barron, Mo Diomande and Nico Raskin are the names whose futures will shape that area of the pitch.

Interest in Jens Herto Dahl of Tromso has been parked for now. Without space in the squad and room in the budget, any move for the Norwegian would have to wait. Outgoings will dictate whether that deal is revived.

One potential sale would change everything.

Raskin the potential game-changer

Nico Raskin remains the most valuable asset in the current squad. The Belgian midfielder is valued at more than £20 million and has drawn sustained interest from Villarreal and other European clubs.

If Rangers cash in, it would be the defining transfer of their summer.

A fee at that level would give McInnes the financial muscle to remodel his team in a single window: wingers, defenders, and perhaps that extra midfielder he currently has to place on hold. It would hurt on the pitch in the short term, but the board know what that kind of windfall could do for the wider rebuild.

The dilemma is clear. Keep a key player, or sell to fund the next phase.

Clock ticking before Dundee United opener

There is no luxury of time. Rangers open their Premiership campaign on Friday night away to Dundee United at Tannadice, with McInnes pushing for business to be done as early as possible.

He wants new signings in the building, on the training pitch, and ready to contribute before the domestic and European schedule tightens its grip. The manager has inherited a squad in transition and understands that early momentum could define the mood around Ibrox for months.

The summer has already brought change, but nobody inside the club is pretending the job is close to finished. With just over a month left in the window, attention is locked on adding quality and depth out wide and in defence, while the market circles around Raskin and others.

Supporters will watch the next few weeks with a mixture of impatience and intrigue. The 49ers’ backing remains in place, the intent is clear, and the plan is bold.

Now the question is simple: can Rangers move fast enough, and smart enough, to turn a squad in transition into one ready to challenge on every front?