GIOVANNI van Bronckhorst has been warned to be careful with his Rangers transfer window plans by former team-mate Jorg Albertz.

The Dutch manager has been tipped to follow Dick Advocaat's style and bring in a host of talents from the Netherlands to bolster his Rangers squad.

But Albertz, who benefitted playing alongside the new-look Dutch influenced Ibrox stars, warned against forgetting the importance of Scottish stars for Rangers.

Albertz, nicknamed The Hammer, drew parallels between Barry Ferguson who captained Rangers under Advocaat and possible Ibrox leaders under Van Bronckhorst - Nathan Patterson and Ryan Jack.

Warning Van Bronckhorst about changing the culture at Ibrox too much, Albertz wrote in the Sunday Mail: "I have to say, the Dutch players he (Advocaat) brought in – Giovanni, Arthur Numan, Ronald de Boer, Fernando Ricksen, Bert Konterman and Mikey Mols – were all top quality.

"And having those guys there was good for everyone, including myself. That’s because if you have quality around you, it makes you play better.

"But was it necessary to bring in a Dutch doctor and a Dutch guy to run the youth academy? I’m not sure.

"Remember, it’s still a Scottish and British club. Giovanni has brought his Dutch staff in with him, which isn’t a surprise.

"But it’s important that he keeps that Scottish or British connection within the club and at the training ground. He needs people there who have been at Rangers for years.

"Obviously, he has to add his own influence. He’s got the experience of being at Arsenal and Barcelona, as well as everything he learned from Dick.

"And he’ll know the Dutch market inside out so he will look there for new players."

Albertz added: "There’s no doubt that most of the players he will bring in will be from Holland.

"That can be a good thing but what shouldn’t happen is that he ends up with 11 Dutch players on the pitch.

"You need to have a balance. At Rangers he still has to have a Ryan Jack or a Nathan Patterson in the side, 100 per cent. That’s so important.

"We had that with Barry Ferguson. He gave us our Scottish identity and that’s why Dick was clever in giving him the captaincy."