Rangers’ top 10 record transfer sales of all time

Glasgow Rangers‘ success within the switch market has been restricted lately, with few gamers arriving at Ibrox happening to make a real long-term impression on the membership.

This has stemmed from managers equivalent to Michael Beale and Giovanni van Bronckhorst being given free rein over the finances, which has seen the likes of Sam Lammers, Ben Davies and Rabbi Matondo arriving with out a lot influence on the sphere.

Certainly, each Davies and Lammers are usually not even at Ibrox anymore, whereas Matondo has spent extra time on the remedy desk than on the pitch.

Going ahead, Philippe Clement ought to be focusing on gamers who’ve loads of sell-on potential whereas having the ability to contribute as quickly as they be part of the membership. This player-trading mannequin ought to hopefully start to pay dividends within the close to future.

Celtic have utilised this method to nice impact lately, recouping large income for gamers they signed for peanuts, permitting them to streak forward of the chasing pack financially.

Van Bronckhorst might have offered Calvin Bassey and Nathan Patterson for club-record charges simply months aside, however these are the one two success tales lately.

With this in thoughts, we’ve taken a take a look at the report switch gross sales within the membership’s historical past.

10

Nikica Jelavic

Rangers to Everton (£5.5m)

Nikica Jelavic joined the Ibrox facet in the summertime of 2010 for a fee in the region of £4m. Walter Smith was eager to bolster his attacking choices and the Croatian striker was seen as an excellent long-term inheritor for Kris Boyd, who had simply departed.

His first season was a serious success. Not solely did the striker assist the Mild Blues to a home double, claiming the League Cup and Scottish Premiership title, however he scored loads of vital targets throughout the marketing campaign.

Within the League Cup last in opposition to Celtic, Jelavic netted the winner throughout further time to present Smith his final home trophy as Rangers boss, whereas he additionally scored 16 league goals in simply 23 video games, together with one within the final-day win over Kilmarnock which noticed the membership declare their 54th title.

With Rangers struggling monetary difficulties, Jelavic was sold to Everton for £5.5m, sealing a revenue of £1.5m.

9

Joe Aribo

Rangers to Southampton (£6m)

Steven Gerrard signed Joe Aribo for just £300k attributable to cross-border switch guidelines – and this is able to flip right into a discount.

He played 49 games in his first season, registering 17 objective contributions within the course of, earlier than profitable his first trophy for the membership within the 2020/21 marketing campaign.

The Mild Blues gained their fifty fifth league title – their first for a decade – by going undefeated that season, with Aribo shining in Gerrard’s system. Six targets and 4 assists in 26 league video games proved essential for the membership as he shone alongside Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent and Ianis Hagi.

His last season noticed Aribo coming near attaining immortality. The Nigerian netted the opener within the Europa League last, sparking rapturous scenes in Seville, however the Gers ultimately misplaced the sport on penalties.

Shortly after, he moved to Southampton for a fee of £6m, which might but rise to £10m.

8

Tore Andre Flo

Rangers to Sunderland (£6.75m)

As of 2024, Tore Andre Flo stays the membership’s costliest signing, costing £12m in November 2000. He scored on his debut in opposition to Celtic earlier than netting one other 12 targets earlier than the tip of the season.

The 2001/02 marketing campaign noticed Flo at his greatest, netting 25 goals in all competitions and dwelling as much as the large charge.

His future regarded shiny, but when Sunderland got here in with a £6.75m bid in August 2002, Alex McLeish accepted the supply, and he was off to the Premier League.

7

Barry Ferguson

Rangers to Blackburn (£7.5m)

Barry Ferguson can lay declare to being one of the profitable captains within the membership’s historical past, serving to the facet win a treble throughout the 2002/03 marketing campaign together with profitable a handful of different honours, plus captaining the group to the 2008 UEFA Cup last.

Not simply among the finest gamers at Rangers, Ferguson was arguably one of many best midfielders within the UK at his peak. His type throughout that treble-winning season noticed Blackburn Rovers make a £7.5m bid, which was duly accepted by the membership amid monetary points at Ibrox.

18 months later, Ferguson was again at Rangers, the place he went on to get pleasure from one other 4 and a half years, profitable one other six main honours earlier than leaving for good in 2009.

6

Carlos Cuellar

Rangers to Aston Villa (£7.8m)

Walter Smith had loads of work to do throughout his first summer season switch window in his second spell at Ibrox. Certainly, he made a total of 13 signings in the summertime of 2007.

Carlos Cuellar was amongst them, having impressed Smith and his backroom group throughout a UEFA Cup conflict simply months prior.

The Spaniard was a determine of consistency at Ibrox, taking part in 61 video games in a marketing campaign which noticed Rangers win each home cups and attain the UEFA Cup last. His type clearly impressed golf equipment down south and there was little doubt that his future was away from Glasgow.

Earlier than the 2008/09 season, Cuellar joined Aston Villa for a fee of around £7.8m, raking in a severe revenue for Smith within the course of.

5

Jean-Alain Boumsong

Rangers to Newcastle (£8m)

Halfway via the 2003/04 season, Alex McLeish announced that Rangers had signed in-demand defender Jean-Alain Boumsong on a pre-contract deal, beating the likes of Arsenal and Inter to his signature.

It was a press release of intent and the Frenchman wasted no time in settling in, making 26 appearances throughout the first half of the season for the Gers.

Nonetheless, his type was already attracting curiosity. Graeme Souness wished him at Newcastle and an £8m offer was far too good to show down, particularly contemplating he didn’t price a penny.

His type nosedived in England, failing to reside as much as the hype generated upon his arrival.

4

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Rangers to Arsenal (£8.5m)

Dick Advocaat’s Dutch revolution at Ibrox started in 1998 as he signed quite a few gamers from his homeland to bolster his group, together with a younger Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

Throughout the following three seasons, the Dutchman would win 5 home trophies whereas happening to attain three targets within the 2000/01 Champions League group phases, boosting his fame within the course of.

In the summertime of 2001, Arsène Wenger got here calling, securing the defender for a fee of around £8.5m, which was then a club-record sale for the Mild Blues.

3

Alan Hutton

Rangers to Tottenham (£9m)

Alan Hutton emerged via the academy to develop into an everyday within the senior facet underneath Alex McLeish, however it was Walter Smith who took him to the following degree.

An attack-minded right-back, Hutton was given free rein on the correct facet of defence underneath the veteran supervisor. He registered five assists throughout the first half of the 2007/08 season as Rangers regarded to renew their home dominance.

Nonetheless, English Premier League golf equipment have been displaying eager curiosity by January, and it was Spurs who ultimately obtained their man, luring Hutton south for a fee of £9m, which broke the membership’s report for its highest sale.

2

Nathan Patterson

Rangers to Everton (£11.5m)

Nathan Patterson regarded just like the inheritor obvious to Hutton. Each Scottish right-backs who liked going ahead at each alternative, the distinction was that Hutton was given loads of possibilities, whereas Patterson needed to wait within the wings for James Tavernier to be injured or rested for his alternative.

The teen made his debut in January 2020 earlier than happening to play just 27 times for the membership. When Everton started to point out curiosity with a £11.5m bid (doubtlessly extra together with add-ons), it was a suggestion the Gers merely couldn’t flip down.

To this point, his time down south hasn’t precisely gone to plan, with accidents disrupting his progress. If he can get match and again into the beginning XI, Patterson could have an opportunity to reside as much as his potential.

1

Calvin Bassey

Rangers to Ajax (£19.6m)

Like Aribo, Calvin Bassey was signed for peanuts attributable to cross-border switch guidelines. Initially introduced in as a gifted prospect, the Nigerian made just 15 appearances in all competitions in his first season.

The 2021/22 marketing campaign turned out quite a bit in a different way. An damage disaster in defence meant Bassey was partnered alongside Connor Goldson on the coronary heart of defence, making a complete of fifty appearances for the membership, profitable the Scottish Cup and serving to the group attain the Europa League last.

Attributable to his performances, it didn’t take lengthy for golf equipment to point out curiosity, with Ajax trying almost definitely to signal him.

Certainly, an initial fee of £19.6m was agreed between the 2 golf equipment and the switch was the best sale within the Mild Blues’ historical past as Van Bronckhorst made a beautiful revenue on the defender.

Since then, Bassey spent a 12 months within the Netherlands earlier than making a transfer to Fulham, the place he’s now impressing within the Premier League.