Kris Boyd namechecks FIVE Rangers players who should be 'embarrassed' as 15 set for the chop

Raging Kris Boyd reckons another summer clear-out is inevitable at Rangers - and claims as many as FIFTEEN players should be shipped out.

The former Ibrox striker has been left sickened by the collapse of Philippe Clement's side after shocking results against Ross County and Dundee handed Celtic the advantage in the battle for the championship. Boyd declared the title race OVER after the goalless midweek draw at Dens Park left Gers three points adrift of their Old Firm rivals with five games to go - including a trip to Parkhead.

And now he believes an end-of-season exodus is on the cards, urging Clement to get rid of players who have under-performed for YEARS. Boyd also let rip at five players who should be "embarrassed" by their performances this season in a scathing assessment in his Scottish Sun column

The Sky pundit fizzed: "Whatever happens between now and the end of the season, there is a huge clear-out coming in the summer. The problem Rangers have is there aren’t too many sellable assets there to bring in big fees. And that means there will have to be more wheeling and dealing in the transfer market, which brings no guarantees.

"That’s a huge worry because Celtic have the resources to spend big. But I reckon there could be something like 15 players shipped out of Ibrox. For many of them, it won’t be a moment too soon. This is a squad that cost two previous bosses their jobs. First, Giovanni van Bronckhorst was shown the door because of the group’s failings and then Michael Beale was sacked, too. But that won’t happen this time. Clement’s job is safe and he’s the one who will be seeing others off the premises.

"That’s not a knee-jerk reaction to the results against Ross County and Dundee. I’ve been saying this since Clement first arrived. There has to be drastic changes made to that under-performing squad. Too many of the forwards are incapable of sniffing out chances from nothing.

"There is no real creativity from middle to front from players whose job it is to provide that. Look at Todd Cantwell and tell me what he brings to the table. Tom Lawrence is a nice footballer, but he’s the same. Then there’s Fabio Silva, someone who once cost £35million and will be getting paid a fortune. I mean, wow. Just wow.

"It’s not his fault about the fee or the wages someone is prepared to pay for him. But what is his fault is the number of times he’s caught on his heels. I’ll cut Abdallah Sima some slack because he’s been out for so long with injuries. But I said Cyriel Dessers wasn’t up to being the main striker at Rangers pretty much after taking one look at him and nothing has happened to change my mind.

"And don’t start me on Rabbi Matondo, who needs the goals to be the width of the penalty box to hit the target on a regular basis. You know what should be embarrassing these guys more than anything, though? It’s that the club’s right-back scores more goals than them. I don’t care that a lot of James Tavernier’s strikes are penalties and free-kicks. He still contributes from open play and if I was one of the strikers at the club I’d be red-faced about that."