RANGERS may be no further forward in their bid to sign Glenn Loovens but Ally McCoist has assured worried fans they are still actively pursuing new signings.
The Cardiff defender features high on the wanted list of Walter Smith, following a failed attempt to land Watford's Danny Shittu.
The Ibrox club have also been linked with PSV Eindhoven's Finland international Mika Vayrynen to plug the void left b
y injured skipper Barry Ferguson.
It looks increasingly unlikely that Rangers will beat Thursday's Champions League signing deadline. but McCoist insists there is still every chance of more new arrivals before the start of the season. "It's not moved on at all to be honest with you," said the assistant manager of the Loovens transfer. "But we are still looking at one or two players.
"If the opportunity arises to strengthen between now and the start of the season, we will obviously do that. If it doesn't, we will just have to get on with what we've got for next Wednesday. If good players come up and they are available and we can afford them, we will certainly be in the market for them."
A Nacho Novo goal earned Rangers a hard-fought win over First Division Clyde at Broadwood last night as preparations intensify for next week's visit of Kaunas. Kenny Miller failed to add his name to the scoresheet but, despite jeers early on, he did appear to win over some fans, who provided vocal backing as the game wore on.
The striker's controversial transfer has not been welcomed by a section of the support but McCoist believes Miller will eventually win over the Ibrox faithful.
He said: "Kenny is absolutely fine. The way Kenny plays the game, if you are a football fan, you must appreciate what he does. I thought he was fine last night and the Rangers fans were fantastic with him. I was chuffed to bits."
Former Ibrox stars Brian Laudrup, Jorg Albertz and Arthur Numan helped draw a bumper crowd by pulling on Clyde jerseys for the night.
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