Kevin Kelsy's contract examined after Rangers summer transfer

Kevin Kelsy was a late recruit for Rangers in the hope of solving their striker crisis.

There have been number nine issues at Ibrox for a long-time as many have struggled to live up to expectation.

Even someone like Cyriel Dessers has been slated by fans despite a regular goalscoring record.

It was a similar story for Youssef Chermiti last season, but he still represented the go-to man for this season.

That was until his ACL injury meant he was going to be ruled out for what is likely to be the whole season.

Kelsy was brought in to replace his output as we know assess what we know about his contract in Govan.

What is Kevin Kelsy's Rangers wage?

The 22-year-old has come in and looks set to be a regular under Derek McInnes immediately.

He has already picked up a goal and an assist in his opening three outings, with all three coming against Celtic.

There will be a hope that he can add to that moving forward as he becomes accustomed to the Premiership.

He needs to pay off as a signing should he become the main number nine in G51.

That is especially due to his potential wage should he have been handed a pay rise at Ibrox.

Kelsy was reportedly earning around £9,500-per-week at Portland Timbers in MLS.

That equated to a yearly salary in the region of £500,000, something which may have increased after his move.

With the average wage in the Rangers squad sitting around £15,000, it feels likely that the summer signing will be closer to that mark.

How much are Rangers paying per year for Kelsy?

That wage feels like a plus to have signed the 2004-born forward towards the end of the summer.

But, he did come with a sizable transfer fee involved.

Rangers paid a reported £9.5million for his signature and tied him down to an initial four-year deal.

As part of the amortisation for that move, the Light Blues will pay just shy of £2.4m-per-year to Portland Timbers.

Add in a salary in the region of £780,000, it equates to a fee in the region of £3.1m that the Light Blues are paying for the Venezuelan's services.