With Mark Warburton and David
Weir confirmed as manager and assistant at Ibrox, the linked names joining them
as part of the playing personnel have begun to flow.
Warburton has strongly implied a
massive glut of signings need to be made, with his inferring of around 10 new
players to add to the ‘lean’ squad currently in Govan.
So, without further ado, here are
some of the names linked with Mark Warburton’s Rangers revolution:
Danny Wilson:
This one has been swilling round
the rumour mill for weeks, and today the Sun made a bold claim that the signing
is imminent. Speculation suggests a caveat of such a signing is the former
Ibrox defender’s insistence of the captaincy. He is a free agent.
Scott Allan:
Linked forever, Allan wanted to come
to Rangers last year, but McCoist ignored his pleas and Hibs took advantage.
With the new era under Warburton underway in earnest, the murmur over Allan has
resumed, and the Championship player of the year would be keen on joining his
boyhood heroes. He would set Rangers back at least £500,000 and Celtic are
circling him.
Lewis Macleod:
It has all been said before; and
the script seems written for the former Rangers midfielder to come home.
Warburton swatted away talk of him at his unveiling though.
Alfie Mawson:
Brentford defender was today
linked with a move to Ibrox, but he denied any truth in the story this evening,
as any prospective signing should before it becomes serious.
Toumani Diagouraga:
Another from the Griffin Park school, this French DM would fill a
hole which only Andrew Murdoch currently sits in. Linked with Fulham last
month, the Brentford player of the year last year certainly would be an
eye-catching signing and a major coup.
Andrew Halliday:
The former Rangers youth &
recent Bradford midfielder was released in May, and has reportedly told friends
he wishes to return to Scotland,
leaving the door open if Warburton is interested
It is silly season, and there are
many more names floating around. But one thing is for sure; Rangers are signing players.