Michael Beale has revealed he is looking at a minimum of FIVE new Rangers signings this summer and insists he DOESN'T need big money.
The Light Blues gaffer arrived late last year following the sacking of Giovanni van Bronckhorst and has already kicked off his recruitment drive at Ibrox with the January captures of Todd Cantwell and Nicolas Raskin. The Ibrox side have a number of players heading out of contract this summer with decisions still to be made either way on the likes of Ryan Kent, Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Jack and Scott Arfield.
Beale has publicly stated his desire to retain Jack and Kent while he's also told Morelos he would need to see more from him - with reports in Turkey now linking Galatasaray with a move for the Colombian after he denied any pre-contract talks with La Liga outfit Sevilla.
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A number of fringe players could also exit the club while the manager has stated should anyone be sold he would replace like-for-like so the number of incomings may well exceed five as he bids to overhaul Ange Postecoglou and Celtic.
He said: “I’ve identified some really good players for the club and the club is away working on that. Good players don’t always cost lots.
"They just have to fit the way you want to play. But I’m confident this summer gives us an opportunity to do two things.
“We want to have a tighter group, and then we want to recruit new faces and energy into it. Look at Todd Cantwell and Nico Raskin, they didn’t cost huge amounts.
“Certainly, with the salaries we have going out at the end of contracts, we have finance to bring in.
“There are good players out there available on loan as well. Malik Tillman has been one of the better players in the league.
“That helps, but my staff are extensive in terms of our knowledge of players and those coming through the different systems.
“Our scouting department is really good as well. It’s about identifying the right names and making sure they’re a good fit.
“So we’ll build a stronger squad than this season — it’s just how quickly we get that team up and running.
“In terms of the number of signings, there is no set number on it. But you could say now there will comfortably be five new faces.
"If we sell, we’d replace like-for-like in terms of positions. So it could be any number.”
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