Steve McClaren is reportedly in the running to become the next Rangers manager.
The Times reports that Rangers director of football Mark Allen believes that the 56-year-old would be the perfect man to be put in charge of the SPL side.
McClaren is currently the coaching consultant at Israel outfit Maccabi Tel Aviv, but the newspaper reports that Rangers would not be entitled to pay the club compensation if the senior man makes a move to Scotland.
The report claims that McClaren has already expressed his desire to manage in Scotland after making himself a candidate to take over at Hearts in August.
Rangers are still without a permanent manager after Pedro Caixinha was sacked last month.
McClaren was part of the coaching staff at Manchester United when they managed to achieve a remarkable treble during the 1998-99 campaign.
After his spell at Old Trafford, he went on to become a first-team manager and he impressed during his five-year stay at Middlesborough, guiding them to League Cup success in 2004 and steering them to the UEFA Cup final two years later.
His successful period at the Riverside Stadium earned him the chance to manage England but it turned out to be a complete disaster after his team failed to qualify for the 2008 European Championships due to a memorable 3-2 defeat at the hands of Croatia at Wembley Stadium.
Since then, McClaren managed to clinch his first ever league title as a manager with Eredivise side FC Twente before more disappointment with Newcastle United, Derby County, Nottingham Forest and Wolfsburg.
McClaren currently has three years remaining on his contract at Maccabi.
OPINION
Rangers supporters are unlikely to be completely satisfied to hear that McClaren is in the running to become the next manager at the club. Despite achieving success both in England and abroad, he will always be remembered as the man who failed miserably with the England national team. However, McClaren is unlikely to be phased with the prospect of managing such as a huge club due to his past experiences at United and of course, the national team. His lack of experience in Scottish football shouldn’t be seen as a negative but if he is indeed to take over at Rangers, he will need to hit the ground running straight away in order to convince the fans.