Every player linked with Rangers so far in the January transfer window including Lawrence Shankland and Josh Doig

It's that time of the year again as the January window opens for business and for Rangers they have already been active.

It is the first chance for Philippe Clement to add bodies to his Light Blues ranks and he has wasted no time with Fabio Silva already in the door from Wolves on loan until the summer and he's had his first taste of action in front of the home support as he made a late cameo in the win over Kilmarnock in the final game before the shutdown.

The Scottish Premiership might be in cold storage for the next couple of weeks but the hard work continues behind the scenes for the Belgian and his staff. He's already publicly admitted he expects to be 'very active every day' but has also conceded that supporters won't see a huge turnover in arrivals like Michael Beale did in the summer as part of his overhaul at the club. It's all to play for in the second half of the season for the men from Govan with the title race with Celtic on. They trail Brendan Rodgers' men by eight points but have played two games less.

Europa League football also returns with Rangers already in the last 16 after a stunning win over Real Betis in their own backyard secured top spot in the section in a memorable night once again in a competition that has delivered so many happy memories to the Ibrox side in recent times. The Scottish Cup bid also kicks off in a matter of weeks while the League Cup is in the trophy cabinet.

Challenging on all fronts means the real need for competition in the ranks and that could be the challenge Clement is setting in his search for finding fresh faces with TEN names already been linked with Ibrox in this window.