Rangers have a decision to make regarding the long-term future of the player at Ibrox

Rangers sit 2nd above Celtic in the Scottish Premiership table behind Hearts. They are four points behind the Jam Tarts after 23 fixtures. The Gers won 3-0 at home against Dundee last time out after goals by James Tavernier, Danilo and Djeidi Gassama to boost their title hopes.

Danny Rohl’s side are back in league action this weekend with an away trip to Easter Road to play Hibernian. In the meantime, they have a Europa League clash to get through first. They head to Portugal to face FC Porto on Thursday evening.

Rangers winger Rabbie Matondo eyed by Philippe Clement’s Norwich City

Rangers winger Rabbie Matondo is attracting ‘interest’ from Norwich City this winter, according to The72. Former Gers boss Philippe Clement is keen to reunite with the attacker at Carrow Road. He has made a positive impression since his switch to East Anglia and has guided the Canaries out of the relegation zone.

Matondo, 25, is out of contract at Ibrox at the end of the season. He is due to become a free agent in June as things stand. The attacker has fallen out of favour in Glasgow and most signs point towards an exit in the near future.

The Wales international, who has 15 caps to his name, has been on the books of Rangers since 2022. He has made 68 appearances for them in all competitions and has scored eight goals. The Liverpool-born man has only played once so far this term and is surplus to requirements.

What now for Rabbie Matondo at Rangers?

Rangers could do with offloading Matondo to free up space and funds in their squad. A move to Norwich under Clement would make sense for him. He would give the Canaries more competition and depth at the top end of the pitch.

After joining the Gers, he said at the time: “I am absolutely buzzing to have signed for a club as big as Rangers. This is a big club with a massive history, and I just want to create more memories and more history here at the club. I am just looking forward to getting on the pitch at Ibrox in front of the amazing fans we have here at Rangers and I am excited.”

Meanwhile, ex-manager Gio van Bronckhorst added: “I’m really pleased to welcome Rabbi to Rangers. I spoke last week about my desire to add more attacking quality to my squad, and we all believe Rabbi will do that. He will bring many strong attributes to the team, and I am really looking forward to seeing him in training this afternoon for the first time."

Matondo played for Cardiff City and Manchester City as a youngster before moving over to Germany to join Schalke. He broke into their first-team and scored two goals in 32 matches before loan spells away at Stoke City and Cercle Brugge. Rangers then came calling on a permanent basis but his move hasn’t really gone to plan, hence why he was shipped out to Hannover on a temporary basis last year.