McInnes Q&A on transfer targets, new signings, Ferguson interest & more!
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- Rangers have signed five players this window: goalkeeper Ivor Pandur, Ross McCrorie, striker Lawrence Shankland, Dan Neil (free from Sunderland), and Ben Godfrey on loan from Atalanta, confirmed by new manager Derek McInnes.
- McInnes said he wants "ready-made, good types of players" with a "winning mentality," but admitted Rangers may need to be "patient at times" to land further targets before their Scottish Premiership opener at Dundee United on July 31.
- Jack Butland completed a £3m move to Hull City, with McInnes confirming more players will leave Ibrox as the club streamlines its squad ahead of the new season.
- McInnes called Bologna's Lewis Ferguson an "obvious link" but declined to discuss any individual target, saying only that Rangers are pursuing technically high-level players.
- Nicolas Raskin, who impressed at the World Cup with Belgium, could attract outside interest, with McInnes conceding fringe players "might be better served going elsewhere" to find game time.
- McInnes said the captaincy decision is "a long way" off after James Tavernier's exit, explaining he wants to "fill the dressing room with a lot of captains" before naming a successor.
- McInnes said chairman Andrew Cavenagh and the board are aligned on targeting "key positions," with marquee additions possible "within a reasonable cost."
Why it matters: Five signings in and a confirmed £3m Butland exit leave Rangers' squad for the July 31 opener still unsettled; McInnes's pursuit of a marquee, technically high-level addition like Ferguson shows the new Cavenagh-led board wants proven experience over projects for a title push.
