Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
RECRUITS MUST BE TOP CLASS
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GARY MCALLISTER believes
Rangers will only make a transfer deadline day move if they can find a player ready to force his way into Steven Gerrard’s line-up.
The Ibrox boss had made it clear he wants to sign another midfielder and has warned the Gers board his team risk standing still if they do not make an addition.
Preston’s Daniel Johnson remains a target g and it is unders understood spor sporting director Ro Ross Wilson is wo working on a la late swoop.
Ibrox chiefs als also expect no ma major depa departures - meanin meaning Lille target Alfredo Alf d Morelos M l i is set tt to remain in Glasgow.
But assistant boss Mcallister (inset) says there is no point bringing in a fresh recruit if their only purpose is to make up the numbers.
Speaking after goals from James Tavernier and Brandon Barker sealed a 2-0 win over Ross County to propel the Light Blues back to the Premiership summit, he said: “At a place like this we are continually looking to improve and try to get better and if something positive happens that will be good.
“We just have to wait and see what happens.
“Ross is in complete charge of that and over the piece since we’ve been here, we have always been able to show a bit of imagination to create a deal and make something happen.
“I would agree that it needs to be someone who will come straight into the team, not a squad man.
“It’s difficult to comment on who’s going to be in and who’s going to be out, we just have to wait and see.”
Tavernier swept home a penalty for his eighth goal in as many games as his incredible scoring streak continued after Col Donaldson had hauled down Morelos 17 minutes in.
Barker celebrated his 24th birthday with the second late on but this was hardly vintage stuff from Rangers as they did just enough to reclaim top spot.