Rangers seek two key qualities in summer transfer recruits as club look to make budget span far and wide

Derek McInnes says new Rangers signings must accept the pressure of winning trophies as he’s unveiled as Ibrox manager.

The former Aberdeen boss is head coach Danny Rohl’s replacement after a standout Premiership season at Hearts, with Jambos striker Lawrence Shankland already signed, and more to follow. Versatile defender Ross McCrorie is linked with a return to the club in what is likely to be a busy summer with McInnes at the helm.

With just one top flight title since their relegation to the lower leagues in 2012, the 54-year-old addressed at his unveiling that success is paramount, only measured at Rangers in silverware. Accepting that will be put to new signings as he provided an update on recruitment.

Derek McInnes on Rangers transfer window

McInnes said: “I want the players to feel that when you sign for Rangers it's incumbent on them all, that part of the reason when they sign here is to be successful. It's incumbent of them, they've got to feel that responsibility. A lot of players will sign for a club for lots of reasons, location, financial reasons, all the rest of it, but there's got to be a part that we all sign up here is to win trophies and be successful because. If you're not, you're not here long, and it's not a good place to be when you're not winning.

“So for me I want to enjoy being a Rangers manager and I can only do that by winning and the players can only really enjoy being here by winning games. The heat and all the noise comes on really quickly if you're not winning. We've had a period now for the last wee while where we haven't won enough and we haven't done enough to do that.

“It's our job to try and change that and it's not words that are going to do it, it's actions, it's day-to-day, it's standards, it's driving the pace of it all, but working with good players is going to be the key part of it. Players who really want to enjoy being here and being successful.

What are Rangers transfer aims?

“I think when the window closes we've got to be as strong as we want to be. For all the reasons mentioned about trying to win our league this season, we're not going to probably get everything we want, and not many clubs do. It's important that the money we do have at our disposal, the budget we've got to work with, we use it well and wisely.

“I'd like to think we've got players in the building who are capable of a wee bit more as well and it's up to me and the staff to get out of them. So with all that in mind there might be changes, players leaving, players coming in, but every player coming in will give us something. We're working hard currently to try and make sure we bring a level of player that can deal with the expectation but also give us that extra bit of quality that clearly we need. Last season was disappointing for the club and something similar ain't going to get the job done so there's work to be done.”