Rangers chairman expects up to five more signings
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- Andrew Cavenagh told Rangers shareholders he expects three to five more signings before the transfer window closes, admitting results are "not where I would like them to be" and describing summer business so far as "clunky"
- Rangers have added nine new faces this summer but sit on one point after two Scottish Premiership games under new manager Derek McInnes and trail Jagiellonia Bialystok 2-1 from the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie
- Cavenagh said it "sucks" Rangers must play important games before the window closes, adding that when the new owners came in around a year ago, finishing second "and sometimes worse" was seeping into every corner of the club but "it takes time" to change
- Chief executive Jim Gillespie confirmed Rangers are seeking clarification from the SFA over a VAR call that awarded Hibernian a penalty in Sunday's 2-1 defeat, saying the intervention was neither "clear" nor "obvious"
- Gillespie defended the appointment of Derek McInnes — who fell just short of winning the title with Hearts last season — saying Rangers wanted "a Klopp-style manager who plays on the front foot" and that McInnes had been "high on our list for a long time"
- The Europa League second leg against Jagiellonia is at Ibrox on Thursday, with Northern Irish champions Larne or Georgia's Iberia Tbilisi awaiting the winners in the play-offs
Why it matters: A year into the new ownership, Rangers have signed nine players and brought in a new manager yet have one point from two league games and trail 2-1 in Europe, meaning the three-to-five further signings Cavenagh flagged are a stated necessity to fix a start he himself called "clunky" before the window shuts.
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