The Rangers have players who are looking for far more playing time than they are currently getting.
Manager Philippe Clement has been plagued by various injuries since his appointment, and he admitted he has never experienced anything like this in his managerial career so far.
As a result, Clement ended up working under tighter roster restrictions than he would have liked.
But that didn’t stop Rangers from winning their first Scottish title this season.
Moreover, despite injury setbacks in the senior national team, the situation is not completely hopeless.
Some young players still need to gain first-team experience in the 2023/24 season, which begs the question: Should these boys be sent out on loan for the rest of the season?
Here’s a list of reasons why three Rangers stars would benefit from loan deals in 2024.
With Ridvan Yilmaz left out of Rangers’ Europa League group stage squad, fellow full-back Adam Devine played in all six games.
Unfortunately, the 20-year-old was not used from the bench.
That’s as expected, with James Tavanier and up-and-comer Dujon Sterling at the top.
Devine simply needs first-team experience and has not spent time on loan since joining Brechin City in 2021.
Former Rangers right-back Alan Hutton backed a loan move for Devine in November and we believe it would be more than ideal for him.
While we’re not entirely sure what Adam Devine’s immediate future holds, Leon King’s situation is a little more clear.
Clement is reportedly interested in approving a January loan move for the young centre-back, considering King has only played one minute for the first team this season against Dundee.
That would be a wise move then.
The Rangers don’t have a lot of space in central defense, so unless they can find a player to shore up their defense, Clement could stay with King for a while in January.
However, news in early December suggests King will leave Ibrox next month in search of the kind of game time he received under manager Michael Beale in the 2022/23 season.
Bailey Rice is already being compared to Rangers legend Barry Ferguson, but he’s only 17 years old.
Rice’s future is very bright.
Former Ibrox manager Michael Beale insisted the former Motherwell kid was ready to step up and represent Rangers before he was sacked this season.
And while Rice was able to play 13 minutes of senior football this season against Motherwell and St Mirren, we believe a loan move will further accelerate his budding development.
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Of course, Rice plays regularly for Rangers B, but his first loan move to a lower-tier side in the SPFL could see the development of this exciting young talent.