Rangers are considering a move to sign Sunderland's Nigerian international midfielder Dickson Etuhu.
Etuhu, 26, joined the English Premier League club from Norwich City in July 2007 for £1.5m and made 20 appearances for Roy Keane's side last season.
The dynamic box-to-box player won the first of his five international caps for Nigeria at this year's African Cup of Nations tournament.
Etuhu was born in the northern Nigerian city of Kano but grew up in London.
He began his career at Manchester City but started just 11 league games before signing for Preston in 2002 for £300,000.
He played nearly 150 games for North End before joining Norwich after a loan spell at Carrow Road.
Manager Walter Smith has only strengthened his strikeforce so far this summer, with Thursday's Champions League signing deadline looming.
Forwards Kenny Miller, Andrius Velicka and Kyle Lafferty have all arrived at Ibrox.
But, with time running out to recruit more new arrivals ahead of next week's crucial second qualifying round against FBK Kaunas, Smith has yet to add to the trio.
Press speculation has linked the Ibrox club with a variety of transfer targets, including Portsmouth's Portuguese midfielder Pedro Mendes and Cardiff City's Dutch defender Glenn Loovens.
MY SPORT: DEBATEHighly-tipped Middlesbrough left-winger, Adam Johnson, 21, has also been touted as a possible loan option for Smith.
And the Glasgow club are thought to be still locked in discussion with Fulham over acquiring the services of midfielder Steven Davis.
The Northern Ireland international enjoyed a successful five-month loan spell in Glasgow last season and, with captain Barry Ferguson missing the start of the new term, Smith is keen on securing the services of the 23-year-old on a permanent basis.
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