Rangers are set to add further reinforcement to their attacking options with South Korean winger Kim Min-Su poised to travel to Glasgow within the next 48 hours to complete the formalities of a proposed transfer from Girona.
The 20-year-old is expected to leave the Spanish club following their relegation from La Liga last season, having already spent time away from the first team on loan. Kim featured in Girona's academy setup extensively, notching 19 goals in 84 outings for the club's B side, while also making eight appearances for the senior team during his development.
Last season, Kim was sent out on loan to second-tier Spanish side Andorra, where he continued to build his reputation as a promising attacking talent. He contributed six goals and four assists in 40 appearances for the club, experience that appears to have caught the attention of Rangers' recruitment team as they look to bolster their wide options.
The move would represent the latest in a busy summer of activity at Ibrox, with the Scottish club having already brought in 11 new players ahead of the new campaign. Manager Derek McInnes has been active in reshaping his squad, and the potential arrival of Kim would add further depth to a winger department that has already seen significant turnover.
Rangers had previously targeted PSV Eindhoven's Couhaib Driouech, 24, but that pursuit stalled after the Dutch-based winger was found to be carrying a minor injury, prompting the club to look elsewhere for options. Attention then turned to Brighton's Amario Cozier-Duberry, 21, with Rangers tabling an offer of £7.5m for the young winger, only for the English Premier League club to knock back the proposal.
Despite those setbacks in the transfer market, Rangers have continued to strengthen their wide areas, with Japanese winger Daisuke Yokota joining the club from Hannover earlier this month. He joins a group of wingers at Ibrox that already includes Djeidi Gassama, Findlay Curtis and Ross McCausland, giving McInnes a wealth of options to choose from as the season progresses.
The pursuit of Kim comes at a pivotal moment for Rangers, who are currently focused on European competition. The Ibrox side hold a 1-0 advantage over Czech opposition Jablonec heading into Thursday's second leg of their Conference League play-off tie, a match that will determine whether Rangers progress into the group stages of the competition.
Should the move for Kim be finalized, it would mark another step in Rangers' broader strategy of recruiting young, versatile attacking talent from across Europe and Asia. The South Korean's blend of pace and end product in wide areas has been a feature of his development in Spanish football, and Rangers will hope he can translate that form to Scottish football if the transfer goes through as expected.
With the transfer window activity continuing to unfold, all eyes will be on Ibrox in the coming days as details of Kim's proposed medical and the structure of any deal with Girona become clearer. For now, Rangers' focus remains split between finalizing incoming transfers and navigating their crucial European fixture against Jablonec.
Based on reporting from BBC Sport Football.