Rangers strikers rated and ranked amid double figure challenge as candidates go beyond Dessers, Lammers and Roofe

After Rangers’ 2-1 friendly win over Hamburg at Ibrox on Saturday, Michael Beale was delighted with the number of forwards he was able to get on the pitch.

The Gers boss has had a busy summer window so far. Sam Lammers arrived from Atalanta for £3.5million before the Light Blues paid Cremonese £4.5million for Cyriel Dessers. Abdallah Sima is on a season-long loan from Brighton and Beale is still trying to sign Danilo from Feyenoord. With Kemar Roofe still in the building, Rangers will have plenty of firepower going into this season.

Beale reckons three or four members of his squad can hit double figures in terms of goals - with Dessers singled out specifically as the Ibrox boss issued the challenge to his attackers. When you factor in James Tavernier’s regularity from the penalty spot and free kicks, then punters could be in for a Govan goal glut. But is the evidence there to back it up? Record Sport examines their respective goal tallies from previous seasons.

The Nigerian has been brought in as the new No 9 and will be expected to fill the Alfredo Morelos void in terms of goals. It wasn’t until he moved to NAC Breda from Belgium in 2016/17 that he became a regular starter up front. And he hit 22 in his first season in the Netherlands.

Dessers netted 12 in 39 appearances for Utrecht the following season. A cruciate ligament injury in 2018/19 reduced his total to just seven, but the next season he finished joint top scorer in the division with 15 for Heracles. A return to Belgium 2020 saw another seven-goal total, but he was back in scoring form for Feyenoord the following season with 21.10 in Serie A for relegated Cremonese last term was a decent effort, and the numbers show that if Dessers is fit and plays, then double