Danny Rohl has wasted no time putting his stamp on Rangers‘ summer plans.
The German was confirmed as the man to lead the club into next season after the 49ers gave him their full backing following talks earlier this month, and the recruitment machine at Ibrox has kicked into gear.
Captain James Tavernier is departing after 11 years, and Rohl has spoken openly about the need for “new leaders” and “fresh energy” in the dressing room.
Youssef Chermiti and Nicolas Raskin are both expected to attract significant interest, with combined fees of around £40m speculated, and any money raised through sales will be reinvested as the club looks to close the gap on Celtic and Hearts after a third-place finish on 69 points.
It was a season of two halves for Rangers.
They sat just a point off the top heading into the post-split fixtures, only for four consecutive defeats to end any realistic title challenge.
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The collapse was sharp and painful, and Rohl knows the squad needs reshaping if it is not to be repeated.
One name he has in mind is a familiar one at Ibrox, and it is the manager himself who is driving the pursuit.
Rangers make fresh approach for Josh Windass after Rohl request
According to talkSPORT’s Ben Jacobs, Rangers have made a fresh approach to Josh Windass about a return to the club.
The 32-year-old attacking midfielder spent two seasons at Ibrox between 2016 and 2018, scoring 18 goals in his final campaign — joint-top scorer alongside Alfredo Morelos — and establishing himself as a firm favourite with the supporters.
He left for Wigan Athletic that summer, but his connection to Rangers never fully faded.
This is not the first time the club have tried to bring him back.
Jacobs confirms that Rangers made an attempt to sign Windass in January, but Wrexham rebuffed the approach and made clear they had no intention of selling mid-season.
The Welsh club were pushing for a playoff place and viewed Windass as central to their ambitions.
He repaid that faith handsomely — 15 Championship goals and the club’s top scorer for the season in his debut year at the Racecourse Ground.
The move is being driven by Rohl, who knows Windass intimately from their time together at Sheffield Wednesday.
Rohl managed the ‘special‘ midfielder during the 2024/25 season at Hillsborough, where Windass scored 13 league goals and finished as the Owls’ top scorer for a second consecutive year.
The German apparently valued his intelligence, his versatility and his ability to produce in big moments — qualities that translated immediately when Windass moved to Wrexham last summer.
No club-to-club discussions have taken place yet.
Jacobs’ report makes clear that Rangers have spoken directly to the player at this stage, testing the waters on whether a return appeals. Wrexham have him under contract until 2028 and are under no obligation to sell, but if Windass makes clear he wants to go back to Glasgow, the dynamic shifts.
For Windass, the emotional pull would be significant.
He has spoken warmly about his time in Scotland, and the opportunity to return under a manager who trusts him — to a club in the midst of a genuine rebuild — may prove difficult to resist.
At 32, he is not a long-term solution, but Rohl is looking for experience, character and goals. Windass, on this season’s evidence, can provide all three.
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