The Rangers squad has jetted out to a summer training camp in the Netherlands.
And we reckon we’re being polite by saying it looks a little undercooked.
The Gers have seen five experienced campaigners leave at the end of their Ibrox contracts and it might not be the end of a summer exodus.
Cyriel Dessers leads the series of names who’re being linked with a ticket out of Rangers this summer.
But with the likes of Dessers included in snaps of the Rangers squad jetting out to the continent, there was one notable absentee.
And as Rangers brace for a £1m loss this summer, it’s a Dutch homecoming which looks to have only been delayed.
Rangers set to make Lammers loss
The future of Sam Lammers remains the topic of some debate.
After impressing in the second half of last season with FC Utrecht, the Eredivisie side have launched a move for striker alternative Noah Ohio.
It’s left the future of the lanky forward up in the air with fellow Dutch side AZ Alkmaar now pitched as favourites to sign Lammers this summer.
One thing is for sure however, the 27-year-old won’t be moving back to Rangers.
Sam Lammers was signed on a reported £3.5m deal from Atalanta last summer and was a painful flop in the first half of the season.
Struggling with the intensity of life at Ibrox, a move to the Netherlands resurrected the attacker’s flailing campaign and, to put it mildly, his stuttering career.
A return to Holland looks the best outcome for all parties but it’s been reported that Rangers are ready to take a £1m loss on Sam Lammers this summer.
Given the striker’s form that represents something of a blow, even if the high-earner’s absence from the Dutch training camp points to an imminent exit.
Rangers rebuild still some way from completion
Should Rangers recoup £2.5m as part of the sale of Sam Lammers, attentions will turn to how the money is spent.
The Gers need a more responsible summer of spending after splashing £21m in transfer fees last year for scant reward.
Already the club has moved to sign a number of talents this summer, with Jefte (Fluminense), Clinton Nsiala (AC Milan), Connor Barron (Aberdeen) and Hamza Igamane (FAR Rabat) all joining the squad.
Goalkeeper Liam Kelly (Motherwell) is a veteran of this bunch at 28-years-old.
But now the attentions are turning to who Rangers will look to add to bolster the club’s median age and first-team quality.
Whilst youth will be given a chance under Philippe Clement it’s clear this Rangers squad remains short of quality this summer.
Any money raised from the sale of Sam Lammers will go some way to rebuilding a Rangers team which continues to look quite a distance from its full complement.
But how the cash is spent will determine if the club can rebuild the trust of an Ibrox support whose patience is wearing increasingly thin.
