Rangers have big plans to overtake Celtic next season as details of the 49ers’ summer transfer masterplan have emerged in the Daily Mail.

Both Rangers and Celtic have had poor seasons with a genuine possibility that neither club will win the Scottish Premiership title for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson lifted the trophy with Aberdeen in 1985.

The Old Firm clubs just met twice in succession at Ibrox in the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup, with Celtic definitely coming out on top having advanced to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup semi-final, as well as coming from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in the league.

Rangers and Celtic lie six and five points behind leaders Hearts respectively in the standings, with both clubs having been knocked out of Europe.

Two large wounded animals, big changes will be expected at both clubs this summer, with the 49ers ready to make a big splash in the summer transfer market.

Rangers Ready to Back Danny Rohl

It was only a few weeks ago that Rangers toppled Hearts 4-2 at Ibrox to push themselves into serious Scottish Premiership title contention, however it hasn’t been brilliant since.

Two draws in the league against Livingston and Celtic, as well as the cup exit to Martin O’Neill’s side, have put a dampener on their general upturn in form since the German coach was appointed.

While some reports have felt the need to say that Rohl’s job is safe after a rough couple of weeks, his job is clearly safe given how he turned the club’s fortunes around following a dreadful period under Russell Martin.

According to the Daily Mail, the 49ers are preparing for a ‘major recruitment drive’ in the summer transfer window in order to overtake Celtic and be the dominant team in Scotland.

The 36-year-old is set to be backed with a level of investment that will ensure the squad is ‘unrecognisable’ when the 2026-27 campaign kicks off.

Rangers Recruitors Under Pressure to Deliver

Should the 49ers’ plans come to light, then it will be the second successive summer of sweeping changes among the playing staff at Ibrox.

Rangers have spent a total of £40m on transfers since the 49ers took charge last summer.

Former Rangers sporting director Kevin Thelwell was responsible for bringing in a total of 14 players for Martin last summer, and while there has been successes with the likes of Mikey Moore, Emmanuel Fernandez and, at least recently, Youssef Chermiti, there were also a lot of failed signings too.

Four more arrived in January too, so it will be interesting to see just how many changes Rangers will make in the summer given the ‘unrecgonisable’ squad claim.

What is clear is that they need to have a much better hit rate to finally topple Celtic and become the best team in Scotland.

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