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Danny Rohl is seeking his first European win as Rangers head coach Head coach Danny Rohl is "knocking on the door of Rangers' recruitment" on a daily basis as he seeks to strengthen further in January. And when asked if there was still one big, statement signing to come, the German refused to rule out the suggestion. "I will not tell so much because maybe there's a disappointment if it's not the case, but maybe there is someone, " said Rohl. "Maybe we can bring an exciting signing in, but it's a lot of ifs and maybes. Let's wait. " The Ibrox club's three January signings, Tochi Chukwuani, Andreas Skov Olsen and Tuur Rommens, are ineligible against Ludogorets in Thursday's Europa League match. 'We can play for two titles' - Rohl eyes Rangers double Speaking more generally on transfers, Rohl explained how eager he is to add further. "You can imagine, I knock every day on the door of the recruitment and ask something new, " he said. "But so far we have made a good job. It is good to have these three players here and now it's about timing. "We have a clear idea and now we have to wait. Maybe there's a domino on another club and then we can take this opportunity for us. "The next seven to 10 days, we have to be ready. " Meanwhile, Rohl indicated more players will need to leave Rangers this month to get first team football, with Lyall Cameron having already appeared for Aberdeen since joining on loan last week. Rohl is keen to "keep the momentum going" against Bulgarian champions Ludogorets, with Rangers seeking to win their seventh consecutive game in all competitions. Crucially, though, the Glasgow side have not tasted victory in the Europa League this campaign and Rohl wants to use Thursday's match as a chance to "show where we are". Rangers will be without defender John Souttar for Thursday's game and Sunday's Scottish Premiership visit of Dundee with an unspecified short-term injury. Nedim Bajrami, Connor Barron, Derek Cornelius and Dujon Sterling are out longer term. Rangers last faced a Bulgarian side in major European competition in the 1966-67 Cup Winners' Cup semi-final, beating Slavia Sofia 1-0 in both legs to reach the final. This is Ludogorets' first European encounter with a Scottish side – their six games against British sides in major competition have all been against English opposition (D1 L5), conceding at least twice in all six. Rangers are winless in their past nine Europa League matches (D2 L7) since a 3-1 win over Fenerbahce last March. In major European competition, they last went 10 without a win between April 2008 and September 2010. Games involving Ludogorets have seen the most goals scored in this season's Europa League (25 – 11 scored, 14 conceded), including 11 in the past two games alone. Ludogorets' Petar Stanic is the leading scorer in this season's Europa League with six goals – the last Serbian player to score more in a major European campaign was Luka Jovic in 2018-19 (10). Stanic has also created the joint most chances in the competition in 2025-26 (17). Last Updated 12th December 2025 at 01: 20 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. UEFA Europa League All competitions Rangers last faced a Bulgarian side in major European competition in the 1966-67 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final, beating Slavia Sofia 1-0 in both legs to reach the final. This is Ludogorets’ first European encounter with a Scottish side – their six games against British sides in major competition have all been against English opposition (D1 L5), conceding at least twice in all six. Rangers are winless in their last nine UEFA Europa League matches (D2 L7) since a 3-1 win over Fenerbahçe last March. In major European competition, the Gers last went 10 without a win between April 2008 and September 2010. Games involving Ludogorets have seen the most goals scored in this season’s UEFA Europa League (25 – 11 scored, 14 conceded), including 11 in the last two games alone. Ludogorets’ Petar Stanic is the leading scorer in this season’s UEFA Europa League with six goals – the last Serbian player to score more in a major European campaign was Luka Jovic in 2018-19 (10). Stanic has also created the joint most chances in the competition in 2025-26 (17). Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.