Hugh Keevins: Rangers new signing is something 'Skint' club would do

Rangers have come under fire for going to a transfer tribunal to set a fee for Aberdeen’s out-of-contract player Connor Barron.

It’s already been confirmed that Barron will sign for the Gers this summer but it remains to be seen what fee will be owed to the Dons.

Writing in the Sunday Mail (23 June, page 56), Hugh Keevins suggested that this move is reminiscent of a time when cash-strapped clubs haggled over every penny.

“That deal now looks like something from the old days when clubs were skint and haggling over money was a way of life,” Keevins said.

What is going on at Rangers?

Though Rangers are preparing for the new season, there seems to be plenty of uncertainty everywhere you look behind the scenes. This tumultuous summer got off to a rough start with the sudden news of the chief executive James Bisgrove’s resignation as he heads to Saudi Arabia.

Add these losses to the potential departure of James Tavernier and the exits of John Lundstram, Borna Barisic, Kemar Roofe, Ryan Jack, and Jon McLaughlin, and there is most definitely an air of change at Ibrox.

Off-field operations are also in a state of change, with the head of first-team operations, Hannah Maclean, moving on after six years of running critical logistics and player relations.

Her exit piles more upheaval onto the pile, not least as the club digs in against a range of challenges, which includes the inability to use Ibrox at the start of the season for first-team fixtures due to construction delays.

This backdrop raises serious questions about the readiness of Rangers for the coming season. The ability of the club to maintain stability both on and off the pitch is thrown into real doubt with integral people going and logistical issues yet to be resolved.

The players will soon start returning for the rigours of preseason training, and Rangers need a fast-track resolution for these issues if they are to be better prepared for what awaits them in the Scottish Premiership.

In other Rangers news, five-year contract agreed for brand new Ibrox transfer.

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