Rangers hit the jackpot with the signing of Gerrard who was sold for a profit of 9,465%.

For clubs outside Europe's top five leagues, Ibrox Rangers As a prime example, good recruitment is the most important factor behind success.

Finding unknown players, often young ones, and bringing them in for a low fee, before providing them with a platform to shine, before selling them at a huge profit, is the business model's recipe for success. However, it is not an area where Rangers have particularly flourished in recent times.

On the other hand, lime's fierce competitors Celtic They have been masters of this of late, generating nearly £140m in transfer fees for the following seven players in recent times: Matt O'ReillyJota, Kieran Tierney, Moussa Dembele, Odsonne EdwardChristopher Ager and Jeremy Frimpong.

So, if the Light Blues are to be competitive in the future, both financially and on the pitch, they must become smarter in the transfer market.

Here, we'll take a look at some of the best signings and sales the Glasgow giants have made since their return to the Premier League Premier League In 2016.

Steven Gerrard's best deals with Rangers

Steven Gerrard will forever remain a Rangers legend, as he led the club to the Invincibles title in 2020/21, thus ending Celtic's quest for that historic ten-goal win in a row, while at the same time securing the Gers' first crown in a decade.

since Liverpool The icon left for Aston Villa in November 2021, and neither Giovanni van Bronckhorst nor Michael Bale were there. Philip Clement The team managed to beat Celtic to the title, with many of Gerrard's most trusted lieutenants departing.

So, who are Gerrard's best signings?

As shown, many Gerrard Trophy winners have played over 200 games for the club, and that doesn't even include James TavernierAnd Ryan Jack and Alfredo Morelos, who preceded his appointment, but were undoubtedly key figures as well.

These players also formed the cornerstone of the team that reached European League The final is in 2022, just six months after Gerrard jumped ship, and it was one of the players who stared down the road to Sevilla that delivered the club's biggest windfall.

Calvin Bassey: From youth to Premier League star

When Calvin Bassey arrived to the Rangers vs A paltry compensation fee of £230,000he had never shown up at all and was extremely rude as a result.

During his first season He participated in only 15 matchesHe started only six matches in the team Borna Barisic A reserve at left-back, he scored his only goal for the club during a comfortable Scottish Cup win away to Falkirk.

However, in the following campaign, Bassi burst onto the scene, He appeared in 50 of Rangers' 66 gamestotaling 4,364 minutes, including 13 starts in the Europa League, as the Light Blues reached the final, following a heartbreaking defeat on penalties at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt.

Bassey also became a Nigerian international during this season, finding a home at centre-back, he was first pushed into that position due to injuries to Filip Helander and Leon Balogun, but played a pivotal role as the Light Blues disposed of Borussia Dortmund, Red Star Zvezda, Braga. And RB Leipzig exit Europe, ending the season by lifting the Scottish Cup on a high.

His performance must have turned heads in Amsterdam, because in July 2022, Bassie joined Ajax for £22mThis made Rangers a massive 9465% profit in just two years.

His time in Holland was not the happiest, as Ajax finished third in the Eredivisie and were beaten on penalties in the Becker final, but the defender achieved his goal. UEFA Champions League His debut, coincidentally, came against the club he had just left, leading to this enlightening clip that goes viral every now and then.

After just one season with the Dutch giants, Bassie moved on To Fulham for 19 million pounds sterlingwhere he raised his level to a higher level in West London, where he was a consistent player in the center back position last season, and this, Starting from all 15 Premier League matches during this season, before being suspended due to last weekend's draw at Anfield.

Bassie may have only spent two seasons at Rangers, making just 65 appearances, but the profit generated from his sale proved invaluable, while the massive role he played during the move to Sevilla earned him hero status forever.