Rangers are set to part company with Jermain Defoe, according to a report.
The veteran striker has adopted a player-coach role this season but has featured only twice so far.
And a regime change in the dugout has led to Giovanni van Bronckhorst bringing in Roy Makaay, Dave Vos and Arno Phillips as his backroom team.
Defoe also raised eyebrows by appearing as a pundit for Sky Sports while Rangers were playing, and it appears he will now continue his career elsewhere.
The Athletic report the 39-year-old, who has scored 32 times in Light Blue since 2019, will now leave the club - but emphasised his exit is not related to the return of Cedric Itten.
Reports from Germany on Wednesday stated Van Bronckhorst is ready to recall the forward from a loan at Greuther Furth to bolster his striking options.
Itten moved to the Bundesliga during the summer transfer window and has scored twice in 12 appearances.
Meanwhile, a revitalised Alfredo Morelos has been named Premiership Player of the Month for December.
He has shrugged off a sluggish start to the campaign to net six goals in eight appearances under the influence of Van Bronckhorst and Makaay.
