Keevins says that Rangers’ transfer activity is like that of a rival club and names one player as a “risk”

After the latest arrival at Ibrox, Rangers were accused of copying Celtic’s transfer strategy.

Hugh Keevins said that Rangers copied Celtic’s way of making transfers as Philippe Clement tries to rebuild the team at Ibrox.

Clement and Nils Koppen have to look for “moderately priced” prospects on the transfer market because the Gers don’t have enough money to buy any star players.

The fact that they signed Clinton Nsiala, 20, from AC Milan shows this. Even though he looks like a fun defender, he has never played for the Serie A team’s first team.

Keevins has said, however, that the loan deal for Oscar Cortes is different. The transfer does come with its own risks, as Rangers will have to pay £4.5 million to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

In a piece for the Daily Record on June 16, he said, “Ibrox seems to be following a pattern for this transfer window.” It could also be called Philippe Clement, the manager of the Rangers, playing a risky game.

“So far, all of the players he’s signed have been around average prices and can be called projects rather than automatic first-team picks.” To put it another way, it looks a lot like the Celtic model of late, where you buy low and plan to sell high later on.

“Except that Celtic are in the process of getting rid of a bunch of young players they signed to help them improve who were badly lacking almost as soon as they got to Glasgow.”

When it comes to risk, Oscar Cortes is the only person at Ibrox who doesn’t follow the rules. At the end of the season, Rangers will have to pay Lens £4.5 million, no matter how well he does or how badly he does.

Is it risky for Rangers to sign Oscar Cortes this summer?

The Gers will have to spend £4.5 million on the Lens winger next summer to make the deal permanent. It will be one of the club’s most expensive purchases in recent years.

Even though he only played in seven games for the Gers before getting hurt, the club saw just enough to know that he is worth every penny going forward.

The players Rangers wants to buy this summer need to be very smart, especially if they want to compete with Celtic for the Scottish Premiership title next season.

But because of Scotland’s small budgets, it is not fair to say that Rangers copied someone else’s transfer strategy; that is Celtic’s claim.

It makes a lot of sense to buy and loan players with a lot of potential, like Nsiala from AC Milan, to lower risk for small fees.

Philippe Clement will be keen for Rangers to continue spending this summer

The French centre back will need to be cared for by Clement next season. He can learn from players like Leon Balogun, whose contract at Ibrox has been extended.

Rangers will know that every transfer comes with some risk. But Clement and Koppen are going to make a lot of changes this summer. A new era is about to start under the Belgian.

“I’ll drive him”: Pundit responds to news that first-team Rangers could be sold because of a “real issue” at Ibrox

Derek Ferguson says that he would be willing to drive Kieran Dowell to England himself in order to complete a move away from Rangers.

Chris Jack of Rangers Review reported on May 28 that the former Norwich midfielder could move back south of the border this summer. He only made 17 appearances in Glasgow last season because of injuries.

The midfielder from Ibrox thinks that the Light Blues should let him go because he isn’t available. In recent seasons, the club has had a lot of problems with players being out for long periods of time.

Only talking to Ibrox News, he said, “I’ll bring him down.” Also, like a lot of them, he’s a good football player but can’t stay in shape.

“We’re not allowed to carry people anymore.” Yes, I believe that has been a real issue.

He’s a midfielder, and he needs to be able to play at least 25 to 30 games a season. He hasn’t been able to do that.

With injuries, Kieran Dowell was one of many Rangers transfers that didn’t work out.

Danilo is another Rangers signing who missed most of the season due to injury

Hey, it’s clear that none of the players want this, and they all deserve support on their own, but Rangers’ inability to use large parts of their team has probably contributed to their lack of trophy success in recent years.

This summer, quality players like Ryan Jack and Kemar Roofe left for free because the club couldn’t justify the investment. On the other hand, players like Dowell, Danilo, Tom Lawrence, Ridvan Yilmaz, and John Souttar were brought in over the last two summers and missed a lot of time because they were injured, often at the worst times.

Some players will stay because of how they’ve played when they’re healthy, but Philippe Clement will probably have to make some sacrifices as he tries to bring in new players. If anyone is interested in Dowell, 26, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the club said yes.