Rangers will need players throughout the team when the transfer window opens and Nils Koppen gets the chance to tie up those who have been on the club’s shortlist.
The San Francisco 49ers takeover complicates things slightly; however, it isn’t expected to affect the transfer budget, despite reassurances being sought by the current board.
The Rangers squad has holes in it, it also has areas where there are poorly fitting players and part of Koppen’s role could be to facilitate one in, one out, the defence, as shown against Dundee, needs an awful lot of work.
One of those individuals who hasn’t made the grade for Rangers is Robin Propper, who has weaknesses that he won’t develop in his 32nd year – he isn’t going to get quicker or stronger.
Normally, signing players who are injured would be the last thing that a club with a dubious record should do, but on this occasion, there is a reason why Harry Souttar is an exception.
Harry Souttar could solve Rangers’ soft centre
Patrick Stewart wants a Scottish core back at Rangers, as does Koppen, yes, Souttar is an Australia international, but he was born and bred in the same place as his brother John.
Incredibly, Souttar has 11 goals in 36 appearances for the Socceroos, and possesses the sort of threat that has been missed at set-pieces at Ibrox and away from home.
Despite his 6ft 5inch frame, Souttar, who has been spotted in a Rangers shirt before, isn’t just dominant defensively and in the air, he is a more than competent passer of the ball too.
There is a reason why Leicester City paid £15m for his services and why Sheffield United acquired him on loan for the 2024/25 season.
What sort of form has Souttar been in this season?
Chris Wilder, the manager of The Blades, is delighted to have his towering stopper back in training again and waxed lyrical about his early season form:
“He was outstanding for us, in the first half of the season, up to his injury,” reported The Star.
