It looks like there could be quite a few players heading out of Ibrox this summer.
An Evening Times report has already identified four senior players they believe are likely to move elsewhere: Wes Foderingham, Graham Dorrans, Gareth McAuley and Lee Wallace.
In addition, Joe Worrall, Lassana Coulibaly and Ryan Kent’s loan deals all expire at the end of the season. Therefore, returns to their parent clubs are imminent.
Furthermore, there are several other players with question marks over their names.
Jak Alnwick, Jason Holt, Joe Dodoo, and Myles Beerman are all out on loan with no apparent chance of breaking back into the side. The likes of Greg Docherty and Jordan Rossiter are also playing elsewhere but are more likely to have a future with the club.
Lee Hodson, like Wallace and McAuley, is out of contract. Finally, the likes of Kyle Lafferty and Jon Flanagan have failed to impress since arriving in the summer.
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One big problem with the exodus
It’s unlikely that all these players will leave, but a fair portion will probably be playing elsewhere next season.
Most fans would agree that the club is desperately in need of a clear out.
Deadwood needs to be shifted on and key areas strengthened before a serious title challenge.
Shifting these many bodies out will clearly have a positive effect on the wage bill.
However, there’s one considerable issue.
The reason that all these players are close to the exit door, is because they are either out of contract, out of favour or both.
Therefore, the club can expect no substantial cash injection from shifting them on.
Unless they sell a marquee player like Alfredo Morelos, the money to improve the squad is going to have to be found internally.
The question is – is there going to be enough funding available to get back to the summit of the SPL?
