How Rangers could land a Gassama & Moore hybrid

There’s a solid, experienced spine being assembled at Glasgow Rangers, but if there’s one area that appears in need of addressing, it is on the flanks, with Derek McInnes looking short on depth and quality in that department.

Indeed, a muted six-month loan spell ensured there was to be no return for Andreas Skov Olsen, while the jury is still out on Finland international, Oliver Antman, considering the former Go Ahead Eagles star scored just once across 2025/26.

The returning Findlay Curtis will seemingly have a key role to play, although another exit appears an inevitability for fellow academy graduate, Ross McCausland, following the 23-year-old’s recent stint in Greece.

With Borussia Dortmund also sniffing around Mikey Moore, a return to Glasgow seems unlikely for the teenager, while as for Djeidi Gassama, does he stay or does he go now?

Why Rangers should cash in on Djeidi Gassama

Plucked from Sheffield Wednesday on a bargain £2.2m deal last summer, Gassama initially looked like a world-beater across July and August, scoring four times in Champions League qualifying.

That early purple patch was not maintained, however, the 22-year-old perhaps one of the few to suffer as a result of Russell Martin’s exit, even while linking up with former boss Danny Rohl.

The presence of Moore in his favoured left-wing role seemingly didn’t help matters, although Gassama largely flattered to deceive across much of his debut campaign, merely reduced to super-sub status as the season progressed.

In all, the France-born speedster did score and assist 15 goals in 56 games, albeit while netting only three times in the Premiership, never truly finding any form of consistency.

There had even been talk of a swift exit in January, with AS Monaco believed to have floated the idea of a £10m loan-to-buy option, representing a sizeable profit for the Gers.

No deal ever came to fruition, although it has been suggested that Club Brugge could now make a £7m move for Gassama in order to replace the Arsenal-bound Christos Tzolis.

Even that figure would represent a sizeable increase on his initial cost, with there wisdom in cashing in now, particularly as the youngster wasn’t exactly a guaranteed starter last term.

Any further outgoings would ramp up the need for incomings, however, with at least one new winger needed regardless of whether Gassama departs or not.

How Rangers could fill Mikey Moore void with £5m star

Of course, bringing Moore back to Ibrox would surely be the dream summer move, although with Dortmund lurking, the 18-year-old might have his eyes set on Champions League football.

Perhaps the Light Blues could fill that void by signing another young rising English star to replace him, with The Athletic providing the latest on their interest in Brighton and Hove Albion’s Amario Cozier-Duberry.

The suggestion is that Rangers are among the clubs keeping tabs on the 21-year-old, alongside Paris FC and Augsburg, while Anderlecht have already seen an offer worth around £5m rejected.

Brighton, having plucked the youngster from Arsenal back in 2024, are hoping to extend the winger’s contract instead, ensuring the Gers may need to move quickly if they are to firm up their interest.

There’s certainly reason to be excited about signing the former Gunners starlet, with Cozier-Duberry having been electric on loan at Bolton Wanderers last season.

Like Gassama, he’s a frighteningly quick, diminutive winger who has already flourished in England’s lower divisions, having ripped it up in League One last term.

A key reason behind Bolton’s successful promotion push, the £5m sensation scored eight and assisted a further ten goals from his right-wing berth, having also created ten ‘big chances’ while averaging 1.6 key passes per game.

In Gassama’s case, he had spent the 2024/25 campaign in the division above at Hillsborough, scoring seven times and registering one assist, while creating three ‘big chances’ and averaging 0.9 key passes per game.

Like both Moore and Gassama, he’s a player who can win a game on his own with a moment of magic, having produced an array of sublime finishes throughout that season out on loan.

A product of a north London academy, very much like Moore, Cozier-Duberry also shares his compatriot’s eye-catching ball-carrying prowess, having beaten defenders with ease last term.

Indeed, he ended the League One season with an average of 1.9 successful dribbles per game, ranking second in the division in terms of total successful dribbles completed.

For comparison, Moore ended last term with an average of 1.5 successful dribbles per game in the Premiership, as did Gassama, with the Englishman ranking fourth in the division in that regard, behind his teammate in second.

Whether it be on another loan or a permanent basis, bringing Cozier-Duberry in from England could hopefully prove just as fruitful as Moore’s switch last season, with there a reason why clubs are now queueing up to sign him.