5 developing Rangers news headlines on £24m man 'snub', emotional Ibrox return 'windfall' and King blocked

Rangers are counting down the days until their long-awaited Ibrox Stadium return with former Light Blues star Alan Hutton admitting the controversy surrounding their exile from their home sums up the “mess” the club finds itself in.

Philippe Clement’s men haven’t played at the Govan ground since they came back from two goals down to beat Dundee 5-2 in their final home Scottish Premiership game of last season and it’s the Dark Blues who return on Saturday for a tea time Premier Sports Cup quarter final.

Work on the Copland Road stand was delayed due to the late arrival of steel from the Far East and forced Rangers play to key early season games at Hampden Park. Ex chief executive James Bisgrove has had fingers pointed at him over the fiasco with the Englishman having left his role to move to the Saudi Pro League and still hasn’t been replaced.

Chairman John Bennett was left to carry the can and has since stepped down from his role due to health reasons, with former supremo Dave King offering to return while ex director John Gilligan holds the fort. Meanwhile, on the park a report in Europe claimed Rangers failed in a move for a Netherlands international midfielder. Here, Record Sport rounds up all the latest headlines in what looks to be a frantic week that started with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice.

Ex Rangers man Alan Hutton reckons appointing an outsider could be the best option as the club hunt for a long term solution to the chairman’s role and also a chief executive, after St Mirren vice president Jim Gillespie recently pulled out of the running.

Hutton told Premier Sports: “There’s loads of a questions and it is a little bit of a mess. I genuinely feel a little bit sorry for the manager. I