Rangers have already identified those players they hope to bring to Ibrox before the end of the transfer window.
But with the club’s active pursuits set to go down to the wire this summer, Rangers’ focus has shifted towards getting money in for those players currently clogging up the squad.
The Rangers recruitment board has had a clear mandate this summer to restructure the club’s squad whilst keeping it competitive at domestic and European level.
So far there is cause for optimism but there remains some major work to be done as Rangers look towards the transfer horizon and a greater degree of squad stability.
There are a number of factors which impact Rangers’ incoming ambitions with the sale of three players in particular set to give the club a higher degree of transfer wiggle room.
Rangers set to sell Ibrox trio
Heading the list of those squad players set to leave Rangers is Ecuadorean midfielder Jose Cifuentes.
Cifuentes signed for Rangers from LAFC last summer but struggled to adapt to life in Scotland and was farmed out on loan to Brazil and Cruzeiro in January.
With that loan stint failing to reap any major rewards, Cifuentes is now closing in on a move to Greece and Aris Thessaloniki.
It is being widely reported in Greece that Rangers have struck a mandatory €5m (£4.2m) loan-to-buy deal that will see the club bank a substantial profit on the 25-year-old next summer.
Rangers are also hoping to offload wantaway midfielder Todd Cantwell.
The 26-year-old has no future at Ibrox with Turkish side Trabzonspor jetting out to meet the ex-Norwich City star last week.
Rangers are eyeing a seven-figure profit on Todd Cantwell with any transfer fee set to be reinvested into the squad before the window closes.
Ianis Hagi – who popped up with a hat-trick for the Ibrox side’s B team over the weekend – is also expected to be moved on this summer and the situation hasn’t changed.
Hagi has found it harder than expected to strike an exit from Ibrox with Italian giants Fiorentina still very much in the hunt for his signature.
Reports that Rangers are willing to let Hagi leave Ibrox on a free remain unconfirmed with the player still contracted to the Gers until 2026.
Philippe Clement was clear surrounding the weekend’s victory over Motherwell that Hagi is set to leave Rangers and nothing has changed in this regard.
Rangers have seen a number of players leave the club this summer, with John Lundstram, Borna Barisic, Ryan Jack, Kemar Roofe, Jon McLaughlin, Robby McCrorie, Connor Goldson and Sam Lammers already negotiating their exits.
Clement: we know we need new players
Rangers remain on the hunt in a number of key positions in the squad but it’s clear any movement will depend on how quickly names are moved out of the club.
The Ibrox side also stand to bank around £3.7m if they can overcome Dynamo Kiev and reach the Champions League Playoff stages.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the weekend’s victory over Motherwell, Philippe Clement provided a brief transfer update where he referenced the costs attached to the club’s targets.
“We need (new players) and we know,” said Clement. “And everybody’s working hard on that.
“To get the right pieces into the building for the right price because we don’t have a wallet which is endless. For sure not.”
Rangers continue to monitor the situation with Brighton attacker Abdallah Sima, who finds himself out of the Premier League club’s squad ahead of the new season.
Links persist to highly-rated Plymouth attacker Morgan Whittaker, who is a long-term target of the Ibrox club’s.
Rangers also remain keen on adding an experienced midfielder to the Ibrox ranks, whilst the club could replace Todd Cantwell with a more advanced playmaker after his exit is confirmed.
Rangers continue to be linked to a number of striker options too, with Cyriel Dessers currently the only fit and firing number nine in the Ibrox ranks.
Reports that the Nigerian international hitman could leave Ibrox have also been rubbished in the player’s homeland.
