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Rangers now set to ditch £3.5m Clement flop who Martin's played 5 times

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Following a difficult start to life at Ibrox, Russell Martin is reportedly expected to ditch a Rangers flop who he has already played five times across all competitions this season.

Rangers confirm Jefte sale

The Gers couldn't have asked for a much more frustrating start to what is meant to be a new era. They're yet to win in the Scottish Premiership and now have one foot out of the Champions League following a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Club Brugge. The Belgian side raced into a 3-0 lead within 20 minutes at Ibrox and were only pegged back by Danilo's effort in the second half.

Despite his outburst following his side's opening day draw against Motherwell, however, Martin chose to take a different approach after Tuesday's humbling evening against Club Brugge - reiterating the pride that he has in his side for how they reacted.

"That's as hard as it will ever be for the players on the pitch. I'm proud of how they responded. We concede a crazy goal and don't respond anywhere near well enough. Then we concede out of anxiety and make decisions based on desperation.

"The game plan went out the window. When you're 2-0 down after seven minutes, tactics don't come into it. It's not about style of play it's about the reaction and we didn't react well."

Whilst the former Southampton boss chose to remain positive with his words, he has since acted ruthlessly in the transfer market to sell struggling left-back Jefte.

The Gers confirmed the news that the Brazilian has completed a move to Palmeiras, which coincides with the arrival of new left-back Jayden Meghoma. It's the type of decision that Ibrox may need to get used to, with Martin seemingly in no mood to keep hold of any passengers in his Rangers squad.

Martin expected to ditch Bajrami

According to Albanian outlet Gazeta Blic, Martin is now set to ditch Nedim Bajrami in ruthless fashion this month. The attacking midfielder was left out of Rangers' squad to face Club Brugge and has reportedly been shown the door by the Gers just one year since arriving for a hefty £3.5m fee.

After scoring the opening goal in Rangers' 4-2 win against Alloa Athletic in the League Cup recently, the former Sassuolo man may have thought he'd done enough to keep hold of his place, but a swift exit is now reportedly drawing near.

Even that goal is not enough to mask what has been a difficult year for Bajrami at Rangers and he's now, ultimately, destined to become one of several transfer flops signed by Philippe Clement.

After just five appearances under Martin, the midfielder looks set to be heading for the exit door with just under two weeks left to secure a move away from the Scottish giants.

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