The "player trading model" - a phrase often used to describe how Rangers conduct their transfer business but one that didn't feel overly justified. Until now, that is.
The summer to date has been a landmark one at Ibrox as the club rake in substantial fees - one set to be a club record - for two of their top stars. Joe Aribo has joined Southampton in the Premier League and Calvin Bassey is about to become Rangers' most expensive sale if, as expected, his move across Europe to Dutch champions Ajax is finalised in the coming days.
But despite it taking some time for this business model to kick in with force, it's not the first time the Ibrox club have enjoyed a profitable season in the transfer market. Some considerable sales have been made down the years, either during the summer or in the January window, but not with any great regularity for a number of seasons.
