SHOCKING NEWS;Kevin Thelwell Rangers new sporting director has been suspended after what he did earlier

The club’s sporting director admits i;ts inevitable more players will leave but won’t put an exact number on departures

Kevin Thelwell says he won’t shy away from making ruthless decisions on Rangers players’ futures.

The Ibrox club’s new sporting director has already started work, along with new boss Russell Martin, on overhauling the squad.

And Thelwell insists they’re ready to make big calls to make Rangers stronger – and ensure they hit the ground running ahead in the new campaign.

The pair have already targeted certain players, including the likes of Leicester City defender Conor Coady and Israeli striker Dor Turgeman.

But there is still uncertainty over a number of current stars who under-performed at Ibrox last term.

Thelwell says they’ll be decisive in rebuilding a squad so that it’s capable of immediately challenging for trophies this season.

When asked if there could be as many as 12 players leaving and the same amount coming in, he said: “ I probably wouldn’t want to put a number on it at the moment.

“Clearly, there’s been work being done behind the scenes already.

“We’ve been evaluating and reviewing the current group that we’ve got.

“There are some very good players here at Rangers. But with every football club, there’s room for improvement, isn’t there?

“We want to go into the transfer market and find opportunities that help the team be better and stronger.

“Now that Russell is here as head coach, we’ve got a chance to sit down very quickly and talk more about what the group looks like and what we need to do going forward.

“We have to make some hard, fast decisions and then hopefully start to quickly build a team that helps us to win.”