6 burning Rangers issues for John Bennett to solve as incoming Ibrox chairman faces full inbox on day one

New Rangers chairman John Bennett already has a full docket after stepping up from his role to the top job at Ibrox.

Douglas Park announced on Tuesday evening he will be stepping down from his post at Rangers with the board unanimously backing vice-chairman Bennett as the man to take the club forward. He has big shoes to fill with Park overseeing a 55th Premiership title victory and a run to the Europa League Final during his three years in the chairman hotseat.

Bennett comes into the top job with plenty of experience having first joined the board back in 2015, and stepped into the deputy chairman role in 2020 serving under Park – acting as the perfect apprenticeship for the new man in charge as he prepares to tackle a host of burning issues . The lifelong fan of the club has a full inbox on his first day in the job, so where should he be focusing his attention?

Record Sport takes a look at the issues on the agenda for Bennett in the post-Park era.

The business in the transfer market has been under serious scrutiny this term at Ibrox with the likes of Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey leaving a gaping hole in the side the club have struggled to replace. The January additions of Nicolas Raskin and Todd Cantwell have signalled things are going in the right direction, but boss Michael Beale has openly spoken about his hope for a massive rebuild in the summer.

Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent, Ryan Jack, Allan McGregor, Scott Arfield, Steven Davis and Filip Helander will all be free agents in June, and Beale has admitted he wants at least five new players in the door. It's up to Bennett to back the boss with the funds in his planned overhaul.

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