There remains scrutiny surrounding the latest batch of recruitment at Glasgow Rangers, but it does feel as if the Ibrox side are having to right the wrongs of last summer.
Indeed, the Gers wanted Lawrence Shankland a year ago, then proceeded to sign three strikers over the next six months, before again returning to the Scotland international this time around.
On the flanks too, three of the four wingers who were in the squad at the end of last season are no longer in Glasgow, with Mikey Moore and Andreas Skov Olsen returning to their parent clubs, while Oliver Antman sealed a swift exit to Anderlecht.
The Gers are almost starting from scratch in the department, yet with Daisuke Yokota already in the building, another fresh face looks set to arrive in the form of Girona’s Kim Min-su.
What Rangers can expect from Kim Min-su
Couhaib Driouech was at Ibrox, and then he wasn’t, the Moroccan watching on from the stands in the Europa League clash with Jagellonia, only to then see his move collapse due to injury concerns.
That has left the Light Blues still in need of a fresh face on the left flank in order to rival Djeidi Gassama, the latter man still yet to really convince on a consistent basis in Glasgow.
Perhaps that will be where Kim, still only 20, aids proceedings, the South Korean fresh from a standout campaign on loan at FC Andorra in Spain’s second tier.
In LaLiga.2 last term, for instance, he scored and assisted ten goals, while creating four ‘big chances’, having primarily operated off the left or in a number ten berth.
He hasn’t yet made the major breakthrough for Girona, although the Catalan side had been hoping to utilise Kim as a key player this season, only for Rangers to trigger his £8.5m release clause.
There is such an eagerness and willingness to strike a deal considering what the youngster offers from the flanks, so direct and dynamic when running at opposition defenders.
He notably averaged 1.2 successful dribbles per game, while winning 1.4 fouls per game last term, evidently proving such a handful to try and contain.
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Kim vs Moore – 25/26 League Stats |
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|---|---|---|
|
Kim |
Stat (*per game) |
Moore |
|
40 |
Games |
33 |
|
6 |
Goals |
7 |
|
6 |
Big chances missed |
7 |
|
4 |
Assists |
3 |
|
4 |
Big chances created |
7 |
|
0.8 |
Key passes* |
1.2 |
|
83% |
Pass accuracy* |
80% |
|
1.2 |
Succ. dribbles* |
1.5 |
|
8.7 |
Ball lost* |
11.3 |
|
1.4 |
Fouls won* |
0.7 |
The hope will be that he can be the direct replacement for Moore on that side, with Derek McInnes’ forward line set to enjoy something of a revamp with further irons in the fire.
The next signing Rangers need to make after Kim
As things stand, the thumping 5-1 win over St Mirren stands out as a real outlier this season for McInnes’ side, the Gers scoring just one goal apiece in each of the other five games in all competitions so far.
The addition of Shankland hasn’t had the impact that was expected as yet, with the skipper starting on the bench in each of the last two, while the Glasgow giants are perhaps also suffering following the loss of Youssef Chermiti to an ACL blow.
When it rains, it pours, as they say, although the Ibrox side do at least have replacements for the Portuguese in mind, having maintained their interest in Portland Timbers star, Kevin Kelsy.
As per the Rangers Review, the club remain in ongoing talks to sign the 22-year-old, with the Venezuelan just one of the names under consideration.
The report notes that Lens starlet, Rayan Fofana, is not under consideration, however, with Kelsy – who could fetch around £7.4m – still the headline name as things stand.
Bringing the youngster into the fold from MLS would mark an exciting investment for the Gers, the powerhouse striker likely to cause chaos with Kim in a new-look forward line.
In Kim, McInnes is set to welcome an explosive, fleet-footed winger who has a real creative streak to his game, the £8.5m man already averaging 1.5 key passes from his first two league outings of the season for Girona.
His knack for beating his full-back, as seen in his average of 3.5 successful dribbles in 2026/27 so far, also ensures he’s the type of player that any striker would love to work with, someone who can drag defenders toward him and vacate space for those around him.
In Kelsy, the Gers could find the perfect player to capitalise on that freedom and Kim’s stellar supply of service, the Portland sensation having been in rampant form of late.
In 15 starts in MLS in 2026, he’s already scored nine times, boasting a 20% goal conversion and scoring at a rate of one every 140 minutes.
In 2025, he’d netted seven goals in 19 starts, while previously bagging six in 16 starts in 2024, having been on loan at FC Cincinnati at the time.
He’d even previously flourished during a brief stint at Shakhtar Donetsk, scoring five in just 13 league appearances in 2022/23, before scoring once the following season, albeit while having only started once that year for the Ukrainian outfit.
At 6 foot 4, the South American is such a physical, eye-catching focal point, someone whom the likes of Kim can feed off and play off, helping to re-energise a Rangers forward line that’s looked a little limp of late.
McInnes’ side appears in desperate need of a fresh injection of energy and quality at the top end of the pitch, with both Kim and Kelsy seemingly able to provide that.
With Kim wreaking havoc down the flanks, and with Kelsy supplying the finishing touch in the centre, Rangers could be set to form a fearsome combination.
