Friday 16 June 2017 12:00, UK
Four of Rangers' five summer arrivals under Pedro Caixinha's command have been fellow Portuguese imports, but who are these fresh faces at Ibrox?
Caixinha's appointment at Rangers certainly took many by surprise. Having spent the last four years managing in Mexico and Qatar, even the most ardent football hipster would have struggled to reel off any facts about the 46-year-old coach.
To add to the sense of the unknown at Ibrox, the new signings Caixinha has brought in are similarly unfamiliar to the masses. Here we take a look at the main protagonists in this mini Portuguese invasion on Glasgow.
Bruno Alves
By far and away the most household name on the list. The evergreen Alves will turn 36 this year, but is showing no sign of slowing down, having started for Portugal in their World Cup qualification victory over Latvia on Saturday - his 90th international cap.
Once a £18m acquisition for Zenit Saint Petersburg, Alves spent the majority of his career with Porto back in his homeland, winning four league titles with the Dragons.
Caixinha's first summer signing made 36 appearances for Cagliari last season before making the switch to Ibrox - a move the veteran is relishing.
"At almost all the clubs I have played for, I win," Alves told the club's official website. "And I expect to win here for the fans and for the club. I think I can do this here."
Fabio Cardoso
Having been capped by Portugal at every youth level from U15 to U20, Cardoso is yet to win a senior cap, and moves to Glasgow for a fee in the region of £1.3m.
Not your average burly centre back, Cardoso relies on his positional awareness to ensure he is an effective stopper. How he will cope with the physicality remains to be seen.
Caixhinha insisted that the 23-year-old's ability on the ball is a usual asset.
He is a player who everyone describes as having big potential to be one of the centre-halves of the future with the Portuguese national team.
"He is a player who everyone describes as having big potential to be one of the centre-halves of the future with the Portuguese national team," Caixinha said.
"We believe in him and he can perform on the right or on the left which is good in a centre-half."
Dalcio
A low-risk move, the Benfica loanee will remain in Scotland until next summer. Another Portuguese protégé, Dalcio differs from Cardoso in that he has played the majority of his games in the Portuguese second tier, where physicality is rife.
Good on the ball and pacey out wide, the 21-year-old winger is far from reluctant to express himself.
"He is left footed but he is comfortable playing on the right," Caixinha said. "He is the type of player who is comfortable in receiving the ball and he is aggressive attacking the defenders."
Goals have been in short supply, though, with only three senior career strikes to his name to date.
Daniel Candeias
The 29-year-old is the most familiar to Caixinha after coaching Candeias while at Nacional. The fifth summer arrival is yet to win an international cap, but has certainly gained valuable experience having played in Turkey, Germany, Spain and France.
"The coach knows me really well and it was with him that I gave my best performances," said Candeias. "I believe he'll be able to bring that out of me here once again.
"Pedro called me and explained everything about the club and the project. Knowing him and hearing what he told me I would have never been able to say no to this project."
It seems Caixinha is intent on implementing this attacking brand of football having purchased yet another pacey winger. Goals have also been in short supply, but he did enjoy his most prolific season last time out while on loan an Alanyaspor. Another one we simply have to watch this space with.
