Rangers have signed winger Minsu Kim in an £8.5m deal from Spanish aspect Girona.
The 20-year-old has put pen to paper on an preliminary four-year contract, with the choice of an extra 12 months.
Kim is Rangers’ 12th summer signing, with striker Kevin Kelsy expected to follow after the Ibrox side agreed a £9.2m deal with his club, Portland Timbers, forward of the transfer deadline on September 3.
As the South Korean worldwide isn’t in Rangers’ Conference League squad forward of tonight’s play-off second leg towards Jablonec, he might make his debut at Aberdeen on Sunday, reside on Sky Sports.
He joined Girona in 2022 and, after impressing with the B workforce, made his La Liga debut in October 2024, earlier than that includes within the Champions League the next month.
Last season he scored six objectives and supplied 4 assists whereas on mortgage at La Liga 2 membership Andorra.
Kim has joined Rangers on an preliminary four-year deal
Kim mentioned: “I’m so joyful to signal for Rangers. I do know it is a large membership with nice, nice followers.
“I want to help the team to be better every day, to be a good person, and to do everything I can to help the team win everything that comes our way.
“I’ve plenty of pleasure and I consider I’ve the mentality of a winner. I need to face no matter comes subsequent head-on and I’m going to offer the membership what it deserves.”
Manager Derek McInnes added: “We are delighted to welcome Minsu to Rangers. Strengthening our choices within the ahead areas has been an actual goal and focus for us all through this window, and we consider he’ll add one other thrilling dimension to the squad.
“Minsu is a talented young player with excellent technical ability, energy and a real desire to develop, and we are looking forward to working with him.”
Raskin transfer curiosity ramps up
Nicolas Raskin could possibly be set to depart Rangers
Meanwhile, McInnes has confirmed Nicolas Raskin has not travelled to the Czech Republic for the club’s Conference League play-off second leg because of rising transfer curiosity within the midfielder.
Sky Sports News reported on Monday that golf equipment from throughout Europe and England had been eager on the Belgium worldwide, having beforehand confirmed that the likes of Atalanta and Real Betis had proven curiosity earlier within the transfer window.
It is believed curiosity has been proven within the 25-year-old from groups in Spain, Italy, France and England.
Raskin has two years left on his contract at Ibrox.
Rangers have a 1-0 lead forward of their play-off second leg towards Jablonec, because the golf equipment battle for a spot within the Conference League.
McInnes’ aspect are within the Czech Republic as they bid to qualify for the Conference League
McInnes mentioned: “Nico hasn’t travelled. Nothing to do with injury or anything like that, just the potential of a transfer, potentially. I just think we’re so late in the window, maybe it’s something the club’s looking at. He’s trained this morning but has been left back in Glasgow.
“When I got here into the job, it was fairly clear that there was going to be a possibility for Nico. There’s been loads of curiosity in him. We consider that curiosity has stepped up over the past couple of days, so one thing might or might not occur.
“If Nico stays beyond the window, then it would be great to work with him. But if he doesn’t, we wish him well.”
When requested if Rangers would possibly transfer for an additional midfielder if Raskin departs – having already added three gamers in that space this summer – McInnes added: “In certain areas of the pitch, we’re a bit stronger than others. I think everything moves on.
Cammy Devlin (L) and Dan Neil (R) are among the many midfielders to affix Rangers this summer
“Nico served the club well. There’s obviously an opportunity for him and the club to capitalise on that for a transfer fee. I don’t really want to say too much about Nico at the minute until, if and when, something happens.
“It’s nonetheless an if moderately than a certainty. So perhaps we are able to remark a bit extra on that if one thing occurs.”