Caixinha should have gone for quality: Hartson

Former Celtic striker John Hartson believes Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha should have gone for quality over quantity in his bid to rebuild the Ibrox club.

So far the Portuguese boss has signed former Aberdeen skipper Ryan Jack, Bruno Alves, Daniel Candeias, Fabio Cardoso and Dalcio for the Ibrox club.

The granting of work permits and visas will see Mexican pair Carlos Pena and Eduardo Herrera and Colombian striker Alfredo Morelos also sign on, while the Govan club are expected to return with an improved offer for Hearts attacker Jamie Walker, with Norwich’s Graham Dorrans on the radar.

Even if Caixinha is successful with all his targets it will not cost Rangers as much as £10 million that Hartson spoke of in a Glasgow hotel yesterday where, on behalf his own Foundation, he was handing over £20,000 to the Les Hoey MBE Dreammaker Foundation.

“With Rangers, it is great bringing in numbers but they need quality,” Hartson told Press Association Sport.

“If I had £10 million to spend I would buy three players, I wouldn’t buy seven or eight because you want quality when you want Rangers to improve.

“Caixinha is having a go, he is signing players. Whether or not they will be good enough quality-wise we’ll just wait and see, but it is going to be exciting.”

Ipswich meanwhile have signed striker Joe Garner from the Ibrox club on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The 29-year-old made his name at Carlisle and Preston, helping the latter to promotion to the Championship in 2014/15.

The forward scored 10 goals in 34 appearances for Rangers in the Ladbrokes Premiership.