{"id":260751,"date":"2026-09-02T07:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/02\/how-rangers-can-sign-an-upgrade-on-yokota-before-the-deadline\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T07:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:10:11","slug":"how-rangers-can-sign-an-upgrade-on-yokota-before-the-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/02\/how-rangers-can-sign-an-upgrade-on-yokota-before-the-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"How Rangers can sign an upgrade on Yokota before the deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The English transfer window officially slammed shut on Monday night, but Glasgow Rangers<\/a> still have until Thursday evening to get their business done.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Kelsy underwent a medical at the start of this week and is set to be unveiled as the club’s latest signing in a deal worth up to \u00a39m from Portland Timbers.<\/p>\n

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Light Blues supporters hoping for further business in the next couple of days may be left feeling frustrated, though, as the manager has suggested that the Gers do not have plans to dip back into the market.<\/p>\n

Derek McInnes<\/a> has revealed that the striker is due to be the last signing of the window, telling Sky Sports News<\/a>: “we believe it’s only going to be the one in.”<\/p>\n

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\n Why Rangers need to break Derek McInnes’ word<\/strong>
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The 49ers need to go against what the manager said on Tuesday afternoon by swooping to add another winger to the squad after the deal for Kelsy goes through.<\/p>\n

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Rangers wide options<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

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Player<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Preferred foot<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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Djeidi Gassama<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Right<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Findlay Curtis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Right<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Min-su Kim<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Right<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ross McCausland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Right<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Thelo Aasgaard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Right<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Daisuke Yokota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Left<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

As it stands, Daisuke Yokota is the only left-footed winger in the squad and Kelsy is set to become only the third left-footed player outside of the defence, along with Bojan Miovski, whose future at Ibrox is uncertain.<\/p>\n

The Light Blues dropped Yokota to the bench against Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership<\/a> to play Findlay Curtis on the right last weekend, and the Scottish winger struggled to have to come inside onto his weaker left foot.<\/p>\n

The lack of balance in the attack when Yokota is not on the pitch is a concern because of the lack of natural alternatives to him for McInnes to select in the final third. <\/p>\n

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That is why the board need to go and do another deal before the end of the window to add a left-footed right winger to the group to ensure that the Gers do not struggle with a lack of balance too often this season.<\/p>\n

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The Scottish giants have been linked with plenty of left-footed attackers throughout the window, and it is now time to get one of them over the line to break McInnes’ word.<\/p>\n