Rangers opened the season with a fairly disappointing 0-0 draw against Heart of Midlothian, leaving fans keen for more signings.
Last season ended in fairly disappointing fashion for Rangers as Celtic managed to win the Scottish Premiership title.
Rangers missed so many chances to claim top spot and fans are expecting much better this time around.
Young signings have been a real focus with Jefte, Oscar Cortes, Clinton Nsiala, Connor Barron and Hamza Igamane have all arriving.
Having brought in so many Under-21 players, Rangers have now secured more experience in Liam Kelly, Vaclav Cerny and latest signing Robin Propper.
Rangers still need more new faces if Saturday’s display is anything to go by with Philippe Clement under pressure to get results – despite signing a new contract in recent days.
John Fleck on Rangers return
Rangers have lost major experience this summer.
Ryan Jack, John Lundstram, Kemar Roofe, Borna Barisic and Connor Goldson have all departed Ibrox.
Add in that James Tavernier is wanted by Besiktas and Rangers could even lose another experienced player.
That has to be a concern for Clement and transfer chief Nils Koppen, hence the signing of a proven captain in Propper.
John Fleck may not have been the first name on the minds of Rangers fans, but he is open to an Ibrox return.
Some will remember Fleck being built up as a wonderkid at Rangers; ‘the Scottish Wayne Rooney’ was one tag he picked up as a teenager.
Fleck played 58 times for Rangers before quitting the club in 2012, heading to Coventry City, Sheffield United and, most recently, Blackburn Rovers.
Now 32, Fleck is available on a free transfer and has been back training with Rangers to keep his fitness up ahead of a potential movie elsewhere.
Yet whilst Fleck has a foot in the Rangers door, the chance of a stunning return cannot be ruled out.
Fleck has now told the Daily Record that he does have offers from European and English clubs despite linking up with Rangers.
The experienced midfielder admitted that a return to Rangers would be a ‘dream’ move and he would love the chance to make an emotional return.
Flech branded Rangers a ‘special’ club but felt that he simply had to leave Rangers 12 years ago in order to prove himself away from Glasgow.
“Do I have unfinished business with the club? That’s not for me to say. My aim now is carve out something special in my career and there are options, I have offers in Europe and England and I now need to find the right club to kick things on,” said Fleck.
“I’ve always said it would be a dream of mine to come back to Rangers and nothing changes in that regard. I said that if that chance came further down the line to come back then I’d love it to be honest. Who wouldn’t. This is Glasgow Rangers we are talking about, a club which is engrained in my heart.”
“Rangers are a special club and when I left in 2012 it broke my heart, but I needed to get away to prove myself away from Glasgow and that’s what I’ve done and I’m proud of all that I’ve achieved but I still have plenty more to do,” he added.
Rangers do need experience and Fleck’s ties to the club mean a deal would surely be fairly easy for Rangers to complete.
A move for fellow Scot and boyhood Rangers fan Kenny McLean has been played down and a cheap deal for Fleck can’t be ruled out.
We would still expect Rangers to look elsewhere this summer but if Rangers need additional midfield depth later in the month and don’t want to break the bank, Fleck could be a real option.
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