Rangers have been installed as the favourites to Norwich striker Steven Naismith this summer, according to the latest bookmakers’ odds.
Sky Bet have priced the Scottish giants at 7/4 to recapture the proven forward, 30, before the summer transfer window shuts.
The betting company have made Rangers favourites ahead of relegated Premier League clubs Sunderland, who are priced 3/1, and Hull City, who are a more distant 9/1, while Middlesbrough and Burnley are both 12/1.
The strong likelihood of the 45-times Scotland international moving back to Ibrox five years after his exit comes as the club prepare to make what are expected to be substantial changes to their front line this summer.
Kenny Miller was the only Rangers forward to score more than 10 league goals in the 2016-17 campaign, with his haul of 11 paling in comparison with the top men in the Scottish Premiership such as Ross County’s Liam Boyce (23) and Celtic duo Scott Sinclair (21) and Moussa Dembele (17).
Naismith has two years remaining on the Norwich contract that he signed when he joined from Everton in January of last year for a fee of £9million.
Naismith spent five years at Ibrox from 2007 to 2012, scoring 33 goals and supplying 30 assists during 132 appearances in all competitions.
He joined Everton on a free transfer when Rangers went into administration and made a big impression for the Premier League club, scoring 26 goals in 123 matches, including a memorable hat-trick against Chelsea.
Naismith has been a mainstay for Norwich this season, scoring seven goals and supplying three assists in 32 matches in all competitions.