It was a comment that had Rangers fans racking their brains as one transfer window came to an end and they already started looking ahead to the next one. Just who was that mystery number nine that Micheal Beale alluded to as he spoke of his plans to strengthen the squad?
“I’d like to bring another No 9 into the building that is different to what we’ve got,” he said. “My eyes are on that and I’ve got my target but he’s probably not available right now. He will be in the summer. I don’t want to give you names because everyone else might start liking him.”
It was a real tease from Beale and sent supporters into overdrive as they tried to work out from those clues just who it might be. A finisher like Antonio Colak but with the link-up play? A towering target man alternative to Alfredo Morelos? Record Sport decided to have a crack at some of the options it could be.
