Revealed: the eye-watering record-breaking numbers Rangers have spent this summer | OneFootball

Rangers spending in this transfer window has reached levels not seen since the days of Dick Advocaat. Around £35M has gone out the door in fees alone, an extraordinary sum for a Scottish side and a record outlay in modern times. The sheer scale of this spending is as staggering as it is divisive, especially with the bizarre £10M outlay on Youssef Chermiti. The club has matched the Advocaat era in raw investment, but the question is simple. Have Rangers spent wisely, or is this money destined to haunt the board? Rangers spending in this window is the key talking point and the biggest gamble in recent memory. Rangers have spent £35M this summer.

The comparison with Advocaat

Advocaat’s Rangers blew Scotland away with signings of European pedigree and genuine star power. Rangers brought in Arthur Numan, Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Tore André Flo, players who were elite and transformed the club overnight. This summer’s spree has similarities only in numbers, not in profile. Chermiti is a gamble, Derek Cornelius is steady rather than spectacular, and the likes of Oliver Antman are exciting but unproven. The Advocaat spend brought guaranteed class, whereas this one has been a series of questionable punts.

The Chermiti conundrum

Chermiti is the marquee deal, but it makes little sense. Everton barely used him, and his goalscoring record is modest at best. Yet Rangers pushed through a deal that smashes Scottish norms. The hope is that he becomes a talismanic number nine and repays the investment. But supporters are not convinced. Many feel the club could have secured two or three strong forwards for the same money, rather than banking everything on one untested option. It reeks of desperation, and it is a stick that critics will beat Martin with if Chermiti fails to deliver.

Have Rangers improved?

Rangers spending so heavily raises the obvious question. Are these new signings better than what came before? Chermiti, Cornelius, Antman, and the other additions are yet to prove that they elevate the squad. The departures of Hamza Igamane and others have funded part of this spree, but overall the squad does not look significantly stronger. The manager has bodies, but quality is the real debate. Advocaat’s millions built a juggernaut that blew Celtic away. Martin’s millions have built a mystery, a patchwork of risky buys that might not gel. Rangers have spent £35M this summer.

Rangers fans wanted ambition and they certainly got it. But ambition without direction can be chaos. This £35M spree is either the foundation of a new era or the beginning of another costly misstep. The board has rolled the dice, and the verdict will come quickly.