Michael Beale hasn’t given too much away in terms of players potentially leaving Rangers but Glen Kamara and Borna Barisic look like they are for the off.
Five out of contract stars have already been announced as leaving and the Gers gaffer’s team selection and substitutes this week pointed at another couple of departures.
In Glen Kamara and Borna Barisic, there are two saleable assets to start things off.
Both players might have indifferent reputations with the Light Blues support now, however, they remain consistent international players.
They will have suitors down south and abroad given their respective skillsets.
Why might Glen Kamara and Borna Barisic be leaving Rangers?
Michael Beale might not have said specifically who might be moving on to pastures new but Kamara not being in the squad for St Mirren and Barisic coming off the bench suggests otherwise.
On both occasions this week it looked as though the manager was giving various players the chance to say goodbye.
Beale has previously waxed lyrical about Kamara but the Finland international is miles down the pecking order and signing Kieran Dowell and Jose Cifuentes only furthers this.
As for Barisic, Ridvan Yilmaz has grown into the left-back role, his defence splitting pass that put Fashion Sakala through for the opener yesterday an indication of things to come.
They might not command the fees that they once did but Rangers should still make a profit on Barisic and more than enough on Kamara to cover the purchases of Todd Cantwell and Nicolas Raskin.
That is how a player trading model should work.
Being able to offload second choice players for more than first XI regulars is great business and it will be Beale’s biggest challenge this summer.
There is going to be a changing of the guard with the starting XI already looking different.
Given the players Rangers have been linked with and the number expected to leave, it could be unrecognisable when games return in July.
