Despite all the noise being about Morgan Whittaker and Nicolas Raskin, Michael Beale made a case for the Rangers defence being strengthened.
The January transfer window closes on Tuesday night and while Beale wants to beef up his midfield and attack, he had to draw attention to his defensive needs after they seemed to fly under the transfer radar. Connor Goldson and Ben Davies may be the first choice paring, but back ups John Souttar and Filip Helander have been long term injury absentees and are only just back in training. The Swede is also out of contract in the summer, so there's the longer-term to conasider as well.
James Sands has filled in but by now, it's clear he’s not going to be an automatic starter, and using John Lundstram at the back is for emergencies only, despite Gio van Bornckhorst’s fondness for it. Right and left back is pretty well covered, but more defensive depth in the middle is on the agenda between now and midnight on the 31st.
