Michael Beale has delivered the strongest signal yet that he’s ready to perform major summer surgery on his Rangers squad - insisting it will be “completely different” for pre-season.
The Ibrox side take their title hopes into last chance saloon on Saturday with the Old Firm derby at Celtic Park. That’s quickly followed by a Scottish Cup semi final clash with their arch rivals at Hampden and Beale insists he’s blocking out the noise as he looks to puncture the Hoops’ drive towards a Treble. Before all that the manager has revealed his summer plans are already well underway with a number of new arrivals in the pipeline to replace others heading out the door.
Beale said last month that at least five new players would be brought in ahead of the new campaign following the January signings of Todd Cantwell and Nico Raskin - adding that there is a “good amount” of money in the kitty. And while he homes in on signings, others are ready to leave Ibrox as their deals end with question marks over Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent, Ryan Jack, Allan McGregor, Scott Arfield, Steven Davis and Filip Helander who will all be free agents in June.
