Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha will have the final say on who the club bring in as his Scottish assistant.
Caixinha is keen to add someone who has good knowledge of the club to his coaching staff.
And, Ibrox managing director Stewart Robertson insists that the Portuguese gaffer will be at the heart of deciding who that is.
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The club have been speaking to several contenders, with Robertson revealing the idea for a local influence came from Caixinha himself.
Speaking to STV, he said: “Pedro’s met several candidates for that position and he’s got another couple to meet.
“Really, it’ll be down to his view of those candidates and if he wants to go with one of those then it’ll be sooner rather than later.
“If he wants to widen the net then it may take a wee bit longer.
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“It was Pedro who said that he would like to have a local person as part of his team and from that we’ve had people who’ve expressed an interest and some people we were aware of.
“So it’s really going to come down to someone he feels he can work with and can have a good relationship with and build a trust with.”
Names in the frame include former skipper Barry Ferguson , Alex Rae, Peter Lovenkrands and John Brown.