GIOVANNI VAN BRONCKHORST reckons Rangers will have to fend off interest in Joe Aribo and Ryan Kent as he admitted the champions will 'look into' the contract situations of two key Ibrox stars.

Aribo and Kent have, as expected, become integral components of Van Bronckhorst's side in recent weeks but both are set to enter the final 18 months of their deals in Glasgow.

Rangers look likely to lose the services of defender Connor Goldson on a free transfer at the end of the campaign and could ill-afford to let two high-value assets do likewise next term.

Van Bronckhorst said: “If you play really well of course you have interest in your players.

“I want to have my players performing really well, when they do that with a club like Rangers then interest will come. But of course we will look into the contracts as well.

“They (Aribo and Kent) are two important parts of the team and I’m very positive about them. I think the club is also very positive about them as well.

“Eventually when you’re both happy you can sign a new deal. We have to see in the coming months how we progress with them.”

Van Bronckhorst will look to continue his unbeaten start as Rangers manager when the champions host St Johnstone this evening.

The Dutchman faces another handful of key fixtures before the transfer window opens next month but has revealed planning is already well under way at Ibrox.

Van Bronckhorst said: "We have quite a lot of meetings with Ross Wilson so we know what we want to do and in which areas if something happens.

“So in that way we are already preparing for the transfer window.

“It’s always good to have the squad you want at the end of the window. It’s never good when at the end of the window you have a lesser squad that you did when you went in.

“So the objective for us when the transfer window ends is to have a quality squad."