It hasn’t been an overly wonderful campaign for Rangers supporters in the Transfer Tavern so far, with the Gers already well behind Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic in the race for the title come the end of the season.

Pedro Caixinha was sacked as manager of the club back in October over overseeing a sluggish start to the campaign, which included a humiliating defeat at the hands of Luxembourg minnows Progres Niederkorn in qualifying for the Europa League back in July. Former Reading and Southampton defender Graeme Murty then took over on an interim basis but this month has been confirmed as the Gers’ boss for the remainder of the season, as the Scottish giants seek to bridge the gap between themselves and Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic, which stood at 11 points on Christmas Day.

In the meantime though, there has been plenty for our resident Rangers fans to get their teeth into, not least recent reports linking them with a move for West Brom youngster Tyler Roberts, who is currently on loan at League One outfit Walsall.

The 18-year-old has only appeared once for the Baggies and that came in a Premier League clash back in May 2016, but he has since then performed well on loan for a few Football League clubs, most notably Shrewsbury Town last term and Walsall this.

And Rangers are reportedly seeking a January move for the young forward in a bid to bolster their attacking ranks, and were a deal for Roberts to materialise, here are TWO other stars who could follow him to Ibrox in the New Year…

Jamie Murphy

28-year-old winger Jamie Murphy has not appeared for Brighton in the Premier League this season since the end of September, and hasn’t even made a matchday squad since that victory over Newcastle United.

As such, the Scotsman’s future at the AMEX Stadium appears uncertain going into the winter window, even if Seagulls boss Chris Hughton has rubbished suggestions that the former Scotland youth international will be leaving the club in January.

Nonetheless, Rangers have been linked with a move for the boyhood Gers fan, and if his situation doesn’t improve at Brighton in the coming weeks, it’s a move which could well take place next month.

Steven Naismith

Norwich City striker Steven Naismith spent five years at Rangers between 2007 and 2012, in which time he helped the club to three Scottish Premier League titles with 33 goals in 140 games for the Gers.

And the 31-year-old has opened the door for a return to Ibrox in recent times given his lack of playing time at Carrow Road, having not appeared for Daniel Farke’s side since their 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa back in August.

And with Rangers arguably in need of further attacking options in the New Year, they could do a lot worse than target a move for Naismith in the winter window.