Andrew Cavenagh has made it clear Rangers are not done in the transfer market, saying he expects three to five more signings before the window closes as the club tries to respond to a difficult start on and off the pitch.
Speaking at an open forum in Glasgow, the Rangers chairman said there is still work to be done, while also admitting the results so far are not where he would like them to be. That is a significant admission with the season already under pressure after two Scottish Premiership games under Derek McInnes brought only one point, while last week’s 2-1 defeat to Jagiellonia Bialystok in the first leg of the Europa League third qualifying round tie has left a European job still unfinished.
The message from Cavenagh was not panic, but it was plainly a call for more change. Rangers have already made nine summer signings, yet the chairman’s latest comments suggest the club still sees room for further strengthening before the window shuts.
Three to five more signings
Cavenagh did not hide the scale of what Rangers are trying to do. He said: “I don't like putting a number on it but certainly I'd hope three to five more players are coming in and a number will possibly go out.”
That leaves Rangers facing a busy final stretch of the window. The squad is already being reshaped, but the chairman’s comments suggest the process is still not complete, with additions likely to be balanced by departures.
He also acknowledged the frustration of having major games to play before the window closes, saying: “It sucks that we have to play a number of important games before the window closes but that's how it works.”
It is the sort of reality top clubs have to manage, but it adds another layer of difficulty when results are already not coming easily. Rangers cannot simply wait for the market to settle before the season demands answers.
The bigger picture at Rangers
Cavenagh’s wider point was about standards, not just recruitment. Around a year ago, he said Rangers came in with an ambition of sustained winning and winning sustainably, and he repeated that the club is still building towards that target.
He said: “I understand we're not there yet; I'm more optimistic now that I was a year ago.”
That is an important line because it shows the chairman still sees a long-term project rather than a short-term fix. But he was equally honest about the scale of the reset, adding that when the new ownership came in, they realised finishing second and sometimes worse had seeped into every corner of the club and that it would take time to change.
There is no disguising the immediate pressure, though. Rangers are already facing three more games before the window closes, and Thursday’s second leg against Jagiellonia will be a test of whether the new signings, and the squad already in place, can deliver under pressure.
Cavenagh said the club could sit and sulk about the first three games, but added that Rangers are not going to do that. For now, the focus is on responding quickly on the pitch while continuing to add to the squad off it.
