With the transfer window now just weeks away from opening, the rumours have already began swirling around the Scottish Premiership’s top teams, and Rangers are no exception.
A busy summer saw Philippe Clement begin his Rangers rebuild with a total of 10 players signed during the summer window, including Vaclav Cerny, Connor Barron and Hamza Igamane.
After a tough run of form, the Ibrox giants currently third place in the Scottish Premiership, though they are performing admirably in the Europa League. With just four points separating them and Aberdeen in second place, Clement will be hoping to add to his squad in the January window as he looks to leapfrog the Dons and progress further in Europe.
With injury concerns subsiding, contracts expiring and potential additions to come, the next stage of the rebuild could see the Belgian’s side take on a new look come February 1st. But how would his ideal starting XI look if the early transfer rumours are true? Although so far, the mill has not been churning quite as much as a previous windows.
As the weeks count down to the January transfer window, we look at what Rangers dream starting XI could look like - but only if the rumours are true, which is far from a certainty!
9. LW: Oscar Cortes
The Colombian has endured a torrid time with injuries since arriving last January, but has shown sparks of quality when he's been able to get on the pitch. If Rangers can get him fully fit for the second-half of the campaign, he could be a huge asset. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
10. CAM: Kwame Poku
The Peterborough United attacker has 15 goal contributions in 17 games for the EFL club, and is said to be on Rangers' list of January targets. Tom Lawrence's future remains undecided, which could see £6million rated Poku targeted in a cut-price move, with the player's Weston Homes Stadium contract expiring in the summer. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
11. CF: Danilo
Signed for £6million in the summer of 2023, Danilo endured a nightmare spell with injury. He has slowly built up his fitness in recent months though, and bagged a goal on his first start of the season in a 6-0 thrashing against Kilmarnock. With the Brazilian clearly a capable striker, Rangers will be hoping he can build on his positive performance against Killie and become their main man. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group