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Rangers are in danger of losing Bailey Rice for free, with Aston Villa and Sunderland tracking the 19-year-old midfielder's progress, while West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City are preparing pre-contract offers for him in January amid no indication that the Ibrox club are discussing a new contract. (Daily Mail, print edition) Rangers are considering recalling Oscar Cortes from his loan at Sporting Gijon in January because of his lack of game time,

Both Stewart and Thelwell were heavily criticised following a dismal start to the season for Rangers, which led to the dismissal of manager Russell Martin in October. Martin was removed from his role having won just five of his 17 games in charge in all competitions. At that point, Rangers were in eighth in the Scottish Premiership and had endured the ignominy of failing to get through to the league phase of this season's Champions League.

Rangers have posted losses of 14.8m - down from 17.2m - in their accounts to year-end June 2025, despite record revenues of 94.1m, which are up 7% from 88.3m. The Ibrox club's annual accounts highlight reduced operating expenses - down 4% to 92.2m - and a 2.7m profit before player trading, which is up from a loss of 2m in 2023-2024 and a loss of 10.5m in 2022-23.

After failing to qualify for the Champions League, Rangers have lost all three games in the Europa League so far in what has been a disastrous start to the season. Russell Martin lasted just 17 games in charge, and there was no immediate new manager bounce as his replacement Danny Rohl took charge for the first time in the last round of Europa League fixtures, losing 3-0 to Brann.

SK Brann will head into the Scottish Premiership game against Rangers on the back of a 4-1 hammering of Haugesund at home in the Norwegian Eliteserien. It came after a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Viking FK in the Norwegian Eliteserien, which followed a 1-0 victory over FC Utrecht in front of their fans in the UEFA Europa League.

Ex-Manchester United and Cardiff City boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been approached by Rangers, suggests the Norwegian's former Old Trafford team-mate Paul Scholes. (The good, the bad & the football podcast), external Senior figures at Ibrox are split over whether to progress talks with former Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl. (Daily Record), external Kevin Muscat, in charge of Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Port, is a serious option to be the next manager of Rangers.

Suggestions that fresh attempts were made to change Gerrard's mind are not true, according to Ibrox sources. Gerrard turned down the chance to return, with the timing of the move believed to be behind his decision. The former Liverpool and England captain held talks with the Scottish Premiership club last week following Russell Martin's dismissal as head coach. Those discussions were thought to have gone well but the 45-year-old opted against a second stint in Glasgow.

Steven Gerrard is still revered by many Rangers fans for leading the club to the title in 2021 that denied Celtic 10 in a row, but he chose to leave for less successful spells with Aston Villa and Al-Ettifaq. Former Rangers midfielder Derek McInnes rejected the Ibrox job in 2017 but has the club's fans looking jealously at what he has achieved after leading Heart of Midlothian to the top of the table currently after his summer switch from Kilmarnock.

Joe Rothwell was one of Leeds United's quietly influential players during their promotion-winning campaign last season. He played a significant part in securing their return to the Premier League, but he did not get to experience the rewards of that success firsthand. Joe Rothwell impressed at Leeds Rothwell was brought to Leeds on a loan deal last season and was initially not considered a central figure in their promotion push. However, he proved his worth at Elland Road with strong performances.

Rangers have been fined 17,291 and given a suspended supporter ban by Uefa after the "lighting of fireworks" during last month's Champions League play-off defeat by Club Brugge. The incident took place during the second leg of the tie in Belgium, which Rangers lost 6-0 after a 3-1 loss in the first leg at Ibrox. Uefa say Rangers could be banned "from selling tickets to its away supporters for the next...Uefa competition match"

"The reality is that you're expected and you need to win and being second best is ultimately unacceptable," Crichton told BBC Scotland. "They've won four trophies from six, which I think is really admirable, but ultimately for us it will be a real focus on the league title. It's the one that's been missing and we know with that comes the lure of European football."