It’s safe to say Rangers now have enough defenders for the manager to be content with, having shed the rather underwhelming Ben Davies and replaced him with on-loan Feyenoord man Neraysho Kasanwirjo, 22.

As things now stand it’s John Souttar, Leon Balogun, Robin Propper and Neraysho Kasanwirjo as Rangers’ definitive defensive options.

That’s three right-sided defenders, and the one ‘ambidextrous’ in Propper.

So what do we have in Kasanwirjo?

Want the bad news out of the way?

He’s pretty ordinary. He has 54 appearances in the Eredivisie, and that’s about as good as his career has been, which is fair enough in some senses given he’s only 22, but if we wanted a £5M+ defender this isn’t our lad.

This is very much the kind of player no one has really heard of, who hasn’t really shone in football (hence he’s on loan at us, and not the first loan he’s had in his career) and is a bit of a journeyman.

The most he’s ever been worth is £1.5M.

He’s got experience in Austria’s Bundesliga, but he’s not an especially big defender, making it just over 6ft.

He has played at defensive midfield as well, and RB too – he’s a pretty flexible player, and adaptable as well.

But he’s just not made it in football the way this report hinted he could:

“It was not an easy afternoon for Groningen: Feyenoord dominated the game and left little breathing room for the hosts. Kasanwirjo played a decent game, despite the final result, which hints at a growth toward the role of the defensive midfielder from his original position as a central defender in Ajax’s youth ranks.

Kasanwirjo is a very physically and muscularly structured footballer, 185 centimetres tall and with a physicality which is difficult to contain. We are talking about a footballer with distinctly defensive qualities who makes ball retrieval and shielding passes his trademarks. Kasanwirjo is a very dynamic footballer and, therefore, suitable for a two-man midfield. He tends to take initiative in defensive exits and not just defend positionally. This characteristic rewards him most of the time, but it must be directed and controlled: on the occasion of the guests’ second goal, Kasanwirjo was lured into the box by Danilo and left the edge of the box uncovered. This allowed Kökçü to easily go to the conclusion from a favourable position.

The Groningen defensive midfielder has an excellent range of movement and, when the game allowed, he showed off on a couple of offensive sorties. Kasanwirjo moves his feet quickly and, although he does not have excellent dribbling, he manages to make himself dangerous with sudden changes of direction that lead to him gaining ground and unleashing his physicality. I find Kasanwirjo a good passer who has a personality on the play and does not shy away from attempting the long passes.

Rating – A2

Kasanwirjo is a talent who has already established himself in the last Eredivisie and is showing great versality in playing in three different roles this season (defensive midfielder, full-back and central defender). The motivation lies in Groningen’s delicate situation, but also in how successfully Kasanwirjo combines the two phases of the game: he is one of the best tackle players in the Eredivisie and one who offers top-level defensive shielding. This, combined with excellent individual technique and personality in play, make him one of the most interesting players in props in the Dutch top division. The only unknown is which role on the field Kasanwirjo will decide to impose himself.”

That’s from early last year, and the boy hasn’t really kicked on.

He will be hoping Rangers is where he finally starts to become the player he is threatening to be.