Rangers could sell Gassama before January

Rangers are weighing a cash sell of 23‑year‑old winger Djeidi Gassama as manager Derek McInnes has steadied the club. The Ibrox side sit second in the Scottish Premiership with 27 points from 12 matches, recording eight wins, three draws and one defeat, just one point behind leaders Celtic. McInnes collected September’s Manager of the Month award.

Domestic form and European exit

He then guided Rangers to a 2‑0 win away at St Mirren. A subsequent 3‑1 victory over Aberdeen sent the club into the League Cup final. Those domestic gains matter more because the club’s European campaign offered nothing. Exits in the Europa League qualifying rounds and the Conference League play‑offs left the League Cup and the title race as the club’s sole focus.

Tactical rebuild and squad depth

McInnes runs an aggressive, high‑tenacity system built on structural discipline, heavy aerial and ground duelling and quick transitions, and he has publicly asked for more clinical effectiveness in the final third. The summer rebuild in wide areas reflects that philosophy. Algerian winger Badredine Bouanani arrived on loan.

Japanese attacker Daisuke Yokota signed for the club. Highly rated South Korean Kim Min‑su also joined Rangers. Ross McCausland and academy graduate Findlay Curtis add further depth.

Gassama’s sale dilemma

One player has felt the squeeze: Djeidi Gassama, who can operate on the left or as a versatile attacking midfielder, began the campaign as a regular but has been increasingly displaced by Bouanani and Kim Min‑su. Reportedly, Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke the Gers will listen to offers for Gassama before January. The 23‑year‑old has recorded one goal and four assists in 17 appearances, yet could leave Ibrox if a sizeable bid arrives.

The club reportedly views him as replaceable given its attacking depth and will not push for a sale unless an offer proves too good to refuse. Gassama has not scored a league goal this season, failed to find the net in his first nine league games and produced a poor 54‑minute display against Hearts, winning just 33 percent of his ground duels. His work rate, ball carrying and durability suit McInnes’s workload, and he drags defenders out of position to create space for the central striker, but his finishing, final‑third passing and struggles under heavy physical pressure hold him back.

On 16 August 2026, Gassama celebrated after scoring Rangers’ third goal in a Premier Sports Cup match against St Mirren at Ibrox Stadium. He does not fit McInnes’s long‑term blueprint, as the manager prefers wide players who deliver ruthless efficiency in transition, and a winger without a league goal hampers a side that must match Celtic’s output. Without European group‑stage revenue, cashing in on a player attracting international interest is a fiscal necessity.

Bouanani, Kim Min‑su and Yokota already insulate the squad against his departure. The smarter move is reinvestment. Central midfield depth needs an urgent upgrade, and a fee for Gassama would give the recruitment team money to address it. He is the easiest sale in this squad, and central midfield is the clearest place to spend the proceeds.