Michael Beale drops major Rangers surgery hint as he makes 'completely different' squad claim

Michael Beale has delivered the strongest signal yet that he’s ready to perform major summer surgery on his Rangers squad - insisting it will be “completely different” for pre-season.

The Ibrox side take their title hopes into last chance saloon on Saturday with the Old Firm derby at Celtic Park. That’s quickly followed by a Scottish Cup semi final clash with their arch rivals at Hampden and Beale insists he’s blocking out the noise as he looks to puncture the Hoops’ drive towards a Treble. Before all that the manager has revealed his summer plans are already well underway with a number of new arrivals in the pipeline to replace others heading out the door.

Beale said last month that at least five new players would be brought in ahead of the new campaign following the January signings of Todd Cantwell and Nico Raskin - adding that there is a “good amount” of money in the kitty. And while he homes in on signings, others are ready to leave Ibrox as their deals end with question marks over Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent, Ryan Jack, Allan McGregor, Scott Arfield, Steven Davis and Filip Helander who will all be free agents in June.

Beale’s message was delivered as he sized up the three derbies against Celtic in the space of little over a month which will shape the remainder of the current campaign. With the first at Parkhead, the second at Hampden and the third at Ibrox he said: “I have to tackle each game as it comes.

“The three games are going to be different. From no away fans to a 50-50 split at Hampden. That’s going to have a difference on everything, for us as a team, it’s been a long time since I came in.

“The last time we lost in the league was the first week in November. We’re now into April, it’s been a long time, 20