Rangers: Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor and Alfredo Morelos to leave Ibrox

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Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor, Alfredo Morelos, Scott Arfield and Filip Helander volition each permission Rangers erstwhile their contracts expire this summer.

But Steven Davis, who volition besides beryllium retired of contract, remains successful discussions with the nine astir his future.

Boss Michael Beale said the midfielder volition determine if helium volition support playing erstwhile helium recovers from his ACL injury.

Scotland midfielder Ryan Jack's woody besides expired this summertime but helium signed a one-year extension past week.

Beale suggested the determination implicit Canada midfielder Arfield was 1 helium agonised over.

"Scott pulls connected the bosom strings due to the fact that arsenic a antheral and a idiosyncratic he's been perfectly fantastic," helium said.

"He is adored by the fans arsenic good arsenic players and unit but it was a truly amicable on-going speech astir his game-time, players coming successful and however the squad volition look. A hard decision, but I deliberation it's close for each parties."

The Ibrox brag besides paid tribute to the 4 different players who volition permission this summer.

"Allan is simply a Hall of Fame subordinate and has had galore fantastic moments wherever helium has shown his people arsenic a goalkeeper," said Beale.

"Filip we person not had disposable for a agelong clip but helium was a large signing for the nine and his concern with Connor Goldson was astir apt the instauration to the league-winning season.

"Ryan publication has been fantastic successful large matches, successful Europe and domestically. This play has not gone the mode Ryan wanted it to but he's been an fantabulous subordinate for us.

"For the outlay to what we got back, Alfredo has made an outstanding contribution. He was European apical goalscorer, subordinate of the twelvemonth past year, and past got injured truthful has had a stop-start season."

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Colombia striker Morelos joined from HJK Helsinki connected a three-year woody for an undisclosed interest successful 2017.

Arfield was Steven Gerrard's archetypal acquisition erstwhile helium signed from Burnley successful May 2018. Goalkeeper McGregor, who has a testimonial lucifer against Newcastle United connected 18 July, joined 2 days aboriginal aft rejecting caller presumption astatine Hull City.

Winger Kent arrived astatine Ibrox from Liverpool successful a £7m transportation successful 2019 having impressed connected indebtedness during the erstwhile season. Sweden centre-back Helander besides joined that summertime from Bologna.

Beale, who took implicit from Giovanni van Bronckhorst successful November and signed Todd Cantwell and Nicolas Raskin successful January, has promised a revamp of the squad for the 2023-24 season.

"The departing players person fixed fantabulous work and determination connected with the warmest wishes," said a Rangers statement.

"The individuals contributed enormously to the seizure of a grounds 55th Scottish league title, past season's Scottish Cup, the tally to the Europa League last and qualification for the Champions League this season.

"Allan McGregor, of course, besides gained important honours with the nine successful his archetypal spell and broke the 500 quality people backmost successful April."

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