Rangers are in desperate need of January recruits if they want to give themselves a chance of clawing back ground on Celtic in the Scottish Premiership title race.
The Light Blues currently trail their Glasgow rivals by nine points with the season now on hold for over a month due to the World Cup. The injury list is lengthy but quality will likely be sought. Boss Gio van Bronckhorst is under-pressure but refused to use the excuse of it not being his squad as a reason for their stuttering form, although he admitted reinforcements are likely to be made. He said: "I speak almost every day with Ross (Wilson) and we need to see how my squad is when the window comes closer. In every window you have to make sure you end the window stronger than you started. You can see what is possible and what we can do. We always want a better squad."
Former captain Barry Ferguson also emphasised the need for a stronger squad in his Record Sport column on Friday and then added to the sentiment on Go Radio where he reckoned there's at least four positions that urgently need to be strengthened. However he insisted that any personnel coming into the club need to hit the ground running immediately and be able to come straight into the starting XI. The future of contract rebels Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent remains unclear as they run their current deals down, which could add to the size of the rebuild needed at Rangers. While an experienced centre-back has been badly missed due to the injury of Connor Goldson, with 18-year-old Leon King and versatile midfielder James Sands having to deputise in defence.
