5 surging Rangers transfer headlines on Gelhardt, Dessers, Yilmaz and Tavernier as Rabbi Matondo offer 'considered'

It has been a tough season so far for Philippe Clement - but things could go from bad to worse with Celtic next on the agenda for the Rangers boss.

A defeat on home turf to open the New Year would leave the Light Blues trailing Brendan Rodgers' side by a whopping 17 points - with pressure already skyrocketing on the Belgian after dismal displays in the defeat to St Mirren and Motherwell going into the top of the Premiership clash. But whether there is change in the dugout there is still plenty of work to be done in shaking up the squad with a big January facing technical director Nils Koppen.

It has been a mixed bag for Koppen's recruitment in recent windows with hits like Hamza Igamane being outweighed by struggling stars like Robin Propper and Oscar Cortes. But he knows he has to get it right this time with a number of players needed to boost Rangers title hopes - and offloaded to balance the books.

Record Sport runs the rule on the latest on the struggling Light Blues and the players linked both in and out.

The rumour mill has touted him with a Saudi Pro League reunion with Steven Gerrard and a switch to Turkey in recent windows - but the Rangers' skipper remains at Ibrox. He has struggled to find top form this season - but former Celtic boss Neil Lennon has warned the club against cashing in next month.

Speaking to BoyleSports, who offer the latest Old Firm odds, Lennon said: "Maybe the way Rangers have been playing hasn’t helped James Tavernier compared to last year, but it’s hard to imagine a Rangers team without him. His goal record at the club for a full-back is just incredible and he still has a huge contribution to make there.

"It’s too early to write off James Tavernier, he has been written off before