ANDY SCOULDING is confident Rangers will reap the rewards of their increased European scouting network in the coming years.
Rangers have invested heavily in their football infrastructure in recent times and the appointment of Ross Wilson as Sporting Director was a key part of the blueprint.
Boss Steven Gerrard has enjoyed success in the European market by signing the likes of Borna Barisic and Ianis Hagi as he has built a squad capable of challenging domestically and on the continent.
That work will continue as Rangers strive for further improvement and Scoulding, the Head of Scouting at Auchenhowie, told the Rangers match programme: “When Ross came into the building, he and I sat down and we quickly identified that we had a really strong domestic footprint but we didn’t necessarily have a really strong European footprint.
“So building on that, the recruitment department has grown massively, particularly over the last year on that European side.
“The manager has gone on record a number of times saying that in order for us to progress as a football club, we need better players both domestically and in Europe.
“One of the key things for us is to make sure we don’t just have a European footprint, we have a global footprint and we are able to identify the best talent and then attract them to the football club.
“That is a great credit to the club, the support we have had and the work the manager and Ross have done to help us with that.”
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