Michael Beale insists his Rangers squad could look 'completely different' come pre-season.
The Ibrox boss has recruited just two players since his arrival in Todd Cantwell and Nicolas Raskin, but looks set to lose a whole host of stars come the summer. Namely Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos, whose transfer sagas have been dragging on even before Beale's arrival in Glasgow with both attackers not penning a new deal. Meanwhile veterans such as 500th-appearance Allan McGregor, Ryan Jack, Scott Arfield and Steven Davis are all up for renewal.
Beale was confident enough to say he had 'a good amount of money to spend' recently when discussing transfers for the summer as he hailed his relationship with Sporting Director Ross Wilson. And the Englishman, who is days away from a do-or-die derby with Celtic at Celtic Park believes a squad overhaul is not out of the question.
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He said: “I have to tackle each game as it comes.
“The three games are going to be different. From no away fans to a 50-50 split at Hampden. That’s going to have a difference on everything, for us as a team, it’s been a long time since I came in.
“The last time we lost in the league was the first week in November. We’re now into April, it’s been a long time, 20 weeks of good form in the league, we just need to keep repeating it.
"I don’t care if we don’t get any praise from outside, I’ve got to see the progress inside. I’ll judge us on the next game but listen I know this group is going to be completely different in 10 games’ time, but I can’t deal with pre-season until this season is done.
“The international break did give me some time to breathe because coming in in November until now there’s been a lot going on. It gave me time to look towards the summer, to the start of pre-season and what that will look like. What the squad will look like.
“There’s been lots of conversations with the players too with eyes on recruitment in the summer. Our decisions are clear, they are 99.9 per cent made. Myself and Ross are really aligned on that, it’s just when those things need to be communicated.”
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