Here's how I see Rangers rebuild playing out and why Gio van Bronckhorst is perfect man to lead it - Barry Ferguson

In Gio van Bronckhorst we trust!

It’s going to be a big summer for the Rangers gaffer as he starts to piece together a squad capable of wrestling the title back from Parkhead.

But from what I’ve seen so far, I really do have faith in van Bronckhorst’s judgement to get it right.

There’s no doubt there’s going to have to be some sort of rebuild given the contract situation with a host of players.

But I’m sure Gio has identified where the areas he wants to strengthen and the players he’d like to bring in.

For me, I think we can forgive him the January window because he’d only been in the job a few weeks and you imagine most of the work done on those deals were in place well before he stepped foot back in Scotland after so many years away.

The moves for James Sands, Amad Diallo and Aaron Ramsey didn’t have the desired effect and none of them made much of an impact.

So there’s pressure on Gio now as he gets his first real chance to reshape his squad.

He’s had plenty of time to assess the group of players at his disposal and will see what they’re made of during a period that’s taken them through plenty of highs but also some bitter lows like Seville and a couple of Old Firm defeats.

But he’ll know what type of character is required to survive at Rangers and to form a successful team. He’s seen it as a player himself and now knows what he needs as a boss.

So I think we’ll see this summer him really putting his own stamp on the team.

Before that though, he has to work out what’s happening with the guys entering the final year of their contracts, Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent and Joe Aribo.

It’s all gone a bit quiet on the Connor Goldson front so we have to assume his time is up at Ibrox.

That’s hugely disappointing because the big