Rangers have announced that Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor, Alfredo Morelos, Scott Arfield and Filip Helander will all depart the club when their contracts expire this summer. However, Steven Davis, who is also out of contract, is still in discussions with the club about his future. The midfielder is currently working with Rangers’ medical team to recover from an ACL injury. Scotland midfielder Ryan Jack’s contract had also expired this summer, but he recently signed a one-year extension.
The club released a statement expressing their gratitude for the departing players’ service and contributions to the team, such as helping to capture the record 55th Scottish league title, last season’s Scottish Cup, the run to the Europa League final and qualification for the Champions League this season. Allan McGregor was also honoured for breaking the 500 appearance mark back in April.
Morelos joined Rangers from HJK Helsinki on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee in 2017, while Arfield was Steven Gerrard’s first acquisition when he signed from Burnley in May 2018. McGregor followed two days later after rejecting new terms at Hull City. Kent arrived at Ibrox from Liverpool in a £7m transfer in 2019, and Helander joined that same summer from Bologna.
Manager Michael Beale, who took over from Giovanni van Bronckhorst in November and signed Todd Cantwell and Nicolas Raskin in January, has promised a revamp of the squad for the 2023-24 season.