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Rangers used the 2026 summer transfer window to try and close the gap on their Scottish Premiership rivals, with 49ers Enterprises continuing to back the club in the transfer market following their takeover.
It was a summer shaped largely by free transfers and smaller fees until late in the day, as the Gers secured their second biggest signing of all time in the final week of the window.
Here, Football FanCast tracks every confirmed Rangers signing and departure for the 2026/27 campaign.
New Rangers Signings 2026/27
Total summer spend: £34.25m
Player
Nationality
Previous Club
Fee
Kevin Kelsy
Venezuela
Portland Timbers
£9m
Kim Min-su
South Korea
Girona
£8.5m
Ivor Pandur
Croatia
Hull City
£6m
Vanja Dragojevic
Serbia
Partizan Belgrade
£4m
Olwethu Makhanya
South Africa
Philadelphia Union
£3m
Daisuke Yokota
Japan
Hannover 96
£2.75m
Ross McCrorie
Scotland
Bristol City
£1m
Dan Neil
England
Sunderland
Free
Lawrence Shankland
Scotland
Hearts
Free
Cammy Devlin
Australia
Hearts
Free
Ben Godfrey
England
Atalanta
Loan
James Penrice
Scotland
AEK Athens
Loan
Kosta Nedeljkovic
Serbia
Aston Villa
Loan
Badredine Bouanani
Italy/France
Stuttgart
Loan
Ivor Pandur arrived from Hull City to challenge for the goalkeeping jersey, while Vanja Dragojevic joined from Partizan Belgrade for around £4m as a young defensive midfield option.
Ross McCrorie completes a return to Scottish football from Bristol City for around £1m. The 2-cap Scotland man started his career in the Ibrox academy, and James Penrice is another young Scot heading to Ibrox, but only on a temporary deal.
Dan Neil, Lawrence Shankland and Cammy Devlin have all joined on free transfers, with Shankland already picked out by McInnes as the club's new captain.
Ben Godfrey, Badredine Bouanani and Kosta Nedeljkovic have joined on loan, while Olwethu Makhanya also comes in to reinforce the backline following a World Cup campaign with South Africa.
Daisuke Yokota joined to reinforce the wide options but the two biggest deals were Kim Min-su, from La Liga 2 club Girona, and Portland Timbers star Kevin Kelsy, whose £9m move is only just shy of the club's record signing.
Rangers Departures 2026/27
Total summer sales: £11.8m
Player
Nationality
New Club
Fee
Oliver Antman
Finland
Anderlecht
£4.5m
Mohamed Diomande
Ivory Coast
Corum
£4.3m
Jack Butland
England
Hull City
£3m
Ben Davies
England
Bolton
Free
Leon King
Scotland
Ayr United
Free
James Tavernier
England
Released
Free
Kieran Wright
Scotland
Released
Undisclosed
Nedim Bajrami
Albania
Al Taawoun
Loan
Danilo
Brazil
Botafogo
Loan
Bailey Rice
Scotland
Kilmarnock
Loan
Thelo Aasgaard
Norway
Anderlecht
Loan
Connor Barron
Scotland
Middlesbrough
Loan
Lyall Cameron
Scotland
Dundee United
Loan
Mohamed Diomande is the biggest departure of the summer in terms of first team impact - the midfielder played 122 times for the Gers.
Oliver Antman has left for Belgian side Anderlecht in search of more playing time, while Jack Butland has returned to English football to join newly promoted Hull City for around £3m.
Ben Davies and Leon King have both left on free transfers, joining Bolton and Ayr United respectively. Long-serving captain James Tavernier has been released after his contract expired, and Kieran Wright has also departed as a free agent.
Danilo has joined Botafogo on loan and Bailey Rice has gone out on loan to Kilmarnock, while Nedim Bajrami, Thelo Aasgaard, Connor Barron and Lyall Cameron also moved away temporarily.
Who is Rangers' Record Signing?
Former Rangers striker Tore Andre Flo.
Rangers' record signing is Tore Andre Flo, who joined from Chelsea in 2000 for a fee of £12m - a record that has stood for more than two decades.
The Norwegian striker scored on his debut against Celtic and would go on to net 38 goals in all competitions before being sold to Sunderland in 2002.
Rangers' Top 10 Signings of All Time
Player
Fee (add ons included)
Signed From
Year
Tore Andre Flo
£12m
Chelsea
2000
Kevin Kelsy
£9m
Portland Timbers
2026
Kim Min-su
£8.5m
Girona
2026
Youssef Chermiti
£8m
Everton
2025
Ryan Kent
£7m
Liverpool
2019
Michael Ball
£6.5m
Everton
2001
Mikel Arteta
£6m
Barcelona
2002
Danilo
£6m
Feyenoord
2023
Ivor Pandur
£6m
Hull City
2026
Andrey Kanchelskis
£5.5m
Fiorentina
1998
Who is Rangers' Record Sale?
Calvin Bassey
Rangers' record sale is Calvin Bassey, sold to Ajax in 2022 for £19.6m.
Signed for a small fee due to cross-border transfer rules, Bassey became a key part of Rangers' Europa League final run in 2021/22 before Ajax made their move, netting the Gers a huge profit in the process.
The centre-back made 65 appearances all in all for the Gers, scoring once.