Premiership rivals could swoop for £4m striker Gerrard was desperate to bring to Rangers

Ex-Rangers manager Steven Gerrard was known to be a big fan of Scotland striker Kevin Nisbet.

As the Liverpool legend toiled with the Ibrox boardroom over his post-55 budget, the then Hibs striker was earmarked as a leading Rangers target.

A potent and intelligent penalty box striker at his best, in 2021 Gerrard had viewed Nisbet as an extra piece of the Ibrox arsenal as the club looked to retain their Scottish Premiership title.

It was interest that was simmering for a while; Rangers and Gerrard had even been linked to Nisbet during his time with Dunfermline.

The sticking point? According to reports at the time, Rangers would have to pay £4m to bring Nisbet to Glasgow.

Fast forward to the February of 2022 and Nisbet was sidelined for ten months after sustaining a serious ACL injury, the problem interrupting the striker at a crucial moment of his career.

A subsequent move to Millwall happened last summer with the Championship club reportedly paying around £2m for his services.

Two years on from Rangers’ pursuit and one year on from the move to England, the now 27-year-old could be set to return to Scotland.

And if a deal is complete Nisbet could yet come back to haunt the Ibrox club this season.

Nisbet wanted in Premiership

It hasn’t really happened for Kevin Nisbet south of the border.

As is commonly the case for players up north who make the switch, things just haven’t gone to plan for a forward who was once staking a claim for a regular place in Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad.

That ACL injury at Hibs really impacted Nisbet, who has suffered from a series of niggles ever since, including a serious hamstring injury.

But the striker also had a very public falling out with Millwall manager Neil Harris which saw him banished from the club’s squad last season.