Chris Sutton reacts to Rangers bringing Ryan Kent back to Ibrox

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Rangers have managed to push through a deal to lure Ryan Kent back to Ibrox.

Pundit Chris Sutton has told BBC Radio Five Live’s Monday Night Club that he thinks Rangers have made a ‘panic buy’ by signing Ryan Kent from Liverpool.

The Gers lost 2-0 to Celtic on Sunday afternoon, falling to goals from Odsonne Edouard and Jonny Hayes in a dismal showing at Ibrox.

It was clear that Rangers were missing a spark in the final third, as Joe Aribo looked woefully miscast as a winger whilst Jordan Jones and Sheyi Ojo offered little as substitutes.

Rangers fans were calling out for Ryan Kent; after all, he picked up an assist in the win over Celtic in December, scored against Celtic in March and won the free kick for the opening goal against Celtic in May.

Kent has caused problems against Celtic in the past, but Rangers had been unable to bring back their former loanee over the summer.

With Jones, Ojo, Brandon Barker and Jake Hastie all signed over the summer, it seemed like Rangers had resigned themselves to being unable to bring the Liverpool talent back to Ibrox again.

However, Rangers sprung a surprise on deadline day, as they not only re-signed Kent, but also managed to get back permanently this time, paying a huge £7million (BBC).

That’s a major outlay, and pundit Sutton – after blasting Gerrard for staying on his bench for the final 15 minutes against Celtic – suggested that this is a panic buy, highlighting that Rangers already have enough wingers and are showing that they’re ‘rattled’ and ‘shaken’ by signing Kent.

“It was interesting, Steven Gerrard didn’t get off the bench in the last 15 minutes,” said Sutton. “He’s been a manager who prowls the technical area, I think he was shellshocked, I think that they are rattled, they are shaken.”

“He’s rattled, they’re shaken, panic buy today, £7m! People will be asking ‘where are they finding this money from?’ I think he’s signed over 25 players since he’s been there. Why didn’t they sign him before? How many wingers have Rangers got? They signed Ojo, they signed Hastie, they signed Jones, they have Arfield, Aribo who played there. They are rattled, they are shaken by it all,” he added.