Rangers Prepared To Cash In On 23-Year-Old Winger: Should They Sell?

Rangers Prepared To Cash In On 23-Year-Old Winger: Should They Sell? Derek McInnes has steadied Rangers. The Ibrox side sit second in the Scottish Premiership with 27 points from 12 matches (eight wins, three draws, one defeat), one point behind leaders Celtic. McInnes collected September’s Manager of the Month award, then added a 2-0 win away at St Mirren and a 3-1 victory over Aberdeen that sent the team into the League Cup final. Those gains matter more because Europe offered nothing. Exits in the Europa League qualifying rounds and the Conference League play-offs left the League Cup and the title race as the club’s whole focus. McInnes runs an aggressive, high-tenacity system built on structural discipline, heavy aerial and ground duelling and quick transitions, and he has publicly asked for a more gallus, clinical effectiveness in the final third. The summer rebuild in wide areas reflects that. Algerian winger Badredine Bouanani arrived on loan, Japanese attacker Daisuke Yokota signed, and highly rated South Korean Kim Min-su joined them, while Ross McCausland and academy graduate Findlay Curtis add depth. One player has felt the squeeze. He plays on the left or as a versatile attacking midfielder and began the campaign as a regular, yet McInnes has leaned increasingly on Bouanani and Kim Min-su. Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke reports that the Gers will listen to offers for Djeidi Gassama before January. The 23-year-old has one goal and four assists in 17 appearances, yet could leave Ibrox if a sizeable bid arrives. The club reportedly views him as replaceable given its attacking depth, so it will not push for a sale unless an offer proves too good to refuse. Gassama has no league goal this season, scored in none of his first nine league games, and produced an awful 54-minute display against Hearts, winning just 33% of his ground duels. His work rate, ball carrying and durability suit McInnes’s workload, and he drags defenders out of position to open space for the central striker, but his finishing, final-third passing and struggles under heavy physical pressure hold him back. Should Rangers cash in on Djeidi Gassama in January? GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – AUGUST 16: Djeidi Gassama of Rangers celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal during the Premier Sports Cup match between Rangers and St Mirren at Ibrox Stadium on August 16, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) Yes, without hesitation. Gassama does not suit McInnes’ s long-term blueprint, because the manager wants wide players who deliver ruthless efficiency in transition, and a winger without a league goal hurts a side that must match Celtic’s output. The finances point the same way. Without European group-stage revenue, cashing in on a player attracting international interest is a fiscal necessity. Bouanani, Kim Min-su and Yokota already insulate the squad against his departure. The smarter move is reinvestment. Central midfield depth needs an urgent upgrade, and a fee for Gassama gives the recruitment team money to address it. He is the easiest sale in this squad, and central midfield is the clearest place to spend the proceeds.