Ally McCoist says Steven Gerrard must rigorously take into account his subsequent transfer in administration however believes a return to Rangers is a definite chance.
Gerrard left Saudi Arabian aspect Al-Ettifaq final week after a disappointing 18-month spell that adopted on from an equally underwhelming interval at Aston Villa.
The 44-year-old remains to be extremely regarded in Scotland, although, having led Rangers to their first Scottish Premiership title in a decade in 2021 after going by way of all the season unbeaten.
And ex-Rangers legend McCoist thinks a return to Ibrox could possibly be on the playing cards.
He advised talkSPORT Wager: “It wouldn’t shock me if Steven Gerrard got here again to Ibrox.
“He’s clearly held in actually excessive regard by the supporters due to the league title he gained, and his subsequent job goes to be vitally vital for him.
“Issues haven’t gone in line with plan for him after he left Rangers. Just a little bit like Frank Lampard going to Coventry – his subsequent appointment was actually vital to him as nicely, so we’ll see what Steven finally ends up selecting to do together with his profession.”
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Title race shambles
Rangers have had a blended season. They’re 13 factors behind Celtic within the title race however did qualify mechanically for the knockout spherical within the Europa League.
Head coach Philippe Clement stays a divisive determine among the many membership’s help, as McCoist acknowledged.
“I believe at this second in time, the vast majority of Rangers followers have accepted that Philippe Clement has been given the backing of the board,” the previous Scotland striker added.
“In equity to him, there’s been a gentle enchancment in performances and outcomes – they did rather well to complete within the high eight of the Europa League desk, significantly given the power of among the groups that they performed.
“Having stated that, among the performances away from house have been fully unacceptable. They’ve been actually poor in some video games.”