Rangers head of recruitment Frank McParland believes there are a number of talented players in Scotland, which means the Gers' focus must remain on signing players in their own backyard first and foremost.
The Ibrox outfit are gearing up for a busy summer transfer window as they prepare for a return to the top flight and McParland, who joined Rangers from Burnley, is working hard on identifying targets.
McParland, a former Liverpool chief scout, is focusing on the Scottish market, but not just for players to go into the first team fold. Indeed, McParland feels that Rangers must win the race for the most talented young players too, to put them at academy chief Craig Mulholland's disposal.
"Seeing the SPL, and I've watched a lot of games, I think there are some good players in there", McParland said on Rangers TV.
"I think, certainly from Craig Mulholland's point of view with the academy, we need to be getting the best young players in Scotland to Rangers", he continued.
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"We look at Scotland first, then we look down south and then we look further afield if we don't get enough players of the standard we want."
Rangers have made two signings for their summer window already with Accrington Stanley pair Josh Windass and Matt Crooks due to arrive at Ibrox when their contracts with the League Two side expire.
The Gers will lose a trio of loan players with Dominic Ball (Tottenham Hotspur), Gedion Zelalem (Arsenal) and Billy King (Hearts) due to see their loan deals run out.
