How many midfielders do Rangers need after busy summer?

What the report says

BBC Sport Scotland reports that Rangers enter the new Scottish Premiership season with heavy competition in central midfield after a busy summer, raising questions about whether manager Derek McInnes has enough creativity in that area to better support his forwards. The club open away to Dundee United on Friday evening, with McInnes still hoping to complete further business before then, though not necessarily in midfield.

Cammy Devlin, signed from Heart of Midlothian, is one of three central midfield arrivals among Rangers’ seven summer signings. BBC Sport says the squad already contained several players for those roles, including Nicolas Raskin, Connor Barron and Tochi Chukwuani, while Dan Neil and Vanja Dragojevic have also been added as defensive midfield options. Raskin’s future is uncertain, with the article noting he has expressed interest in moving to a top-five league and that Rangers may look to sell him.

Devlin, who worked with McInnes during Hearts’ title challenge last season, acknowledged the scale of the challenge and praised the standard of his new team-mates. He started as the holding midfielder in Rangers’ final pre-season match, a 0-0 draw with West Ham United, with Mohamed Diomande and Thelo Aasgaard ahead of him.

Former Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday told BBC Radio Scotland that he still doubts the midfield has enough players who can dictate games, score or create chances. McInnes, however, said Rangers are strong through the middle and indicated that a new winger may be the addition needed to provide more service for the strikers.