If Rangers cash in on James Tavernier, re-signing Alan Hutton should be priority

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Rangers should have a clear back-up in mind for Ibrox captain.

Steven Gerrard this week told interested clubs to break the bank if they want to sign Rangers captain James Tavernier, SkySports reported.

The Rangers boss hopes to deter interested clubs. The worry is they call his bluff.

Rangers then need to have a back-up plan in place, just in case.

The obvious solution is to bring back a former Ibrox star, Alan Hutton.

Hutton is still at Aston Villa after signing for the club in 2011.

He was a favourite of former boss Steve Bruce. Now his future is up in the air again after Bruce was fired.

If Rangers needed to go and sign another right-back, they might suddenly be able to persuade Hutton to answer their SOS.

Hutton starred for Rangers between 2002 and 2008, and some may consider him a defensively more astute player than James Tavernier.

The 33-year-old is certainly not as dynamic in an attacking sense as the current Gers captain.

Yet on a short term deal, he should be top of Rangers list if an English Premier League club stun Steven Gerrard by matching the club’s transfer demands for Tavernier.