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Rangers have not re-approached Steven Gerrard despite bookmakers' odds on his return to Ibrox tumbling.
It emerged on Saturday night that the former Ibrox boss had ruled himself out of the race to become successor to Russell Martin, who was sacked after just 17 games in charge of the Govan club.
However, several bookmakers on Wednesday showed that Gerrard, who won the Premiership title with Rangers in 2021, was back among the favourites for the post.
However, it's understood that there have been no new talks between the two parties.
Former Rangers defender Kevin Muscat and ex-Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl are two of the front runners for the job.
Steven Gerrard won the title during his first spell as Rangers manager back in 2021
However, on Saturday, Gerrard was ruled out of contention for a return after holding talks
Muscat, who has reportedly had had talks with the Govan club, has guided Shanghai Port to top spot in the Chinese Super League, two points clear with four games left. Their domestic season ends on November 22.
Speculation abounds that the Govan club are lining up Neil McCann for an interim period in charge until his former Gers team-mate is free to come to Glasgow.
The 52-year-old won a domestic treble with Rangers in 2003 in his only season at Ibrox and as a manager he has won titles in Australia, Japan and China with Melbourne Victory, Yokohama F Marinos and Shanghai Port.
Rohl, 36, reportedly impressed the Rangers hierarchy during talks last week, but rightly or wrongly, may well be considered by scarred and sceptical Gers supporters to be another version of Martin.
Previously an assistant manager at RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and the Germany national team, Rohl had steered Wednesday out of relegation trouble in the Sky Bet Championship in 2023/24.
The German led The Owls to a 12th-place league finish in his only full season as a manager before leaving the troubled Yorkshire club in July.
It's believed he'd look to bring in a former Rangers player to assist him, with Steven Davis and Lee Wallace having both been mentioned as contenders.
Other names on the bookmakers' lists include former Manchester United player and boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Hearts boss Derek McInnes, ex-Chelsea and West Ham boss Graham Potter and former Wolves manager Gary O'Neil.
Rangers return from the international break with a home game against Dundee United on Saturday.
The Light Blues are eighth in the table after seven fixtures, 11 points behind leaders Hearts and nine behind Celtic.
