Rangers could well be raiding the English Football League this January as Steven Gerrard looks to bolster his squad to mount a sustained title challenge.

The Scottish giants had summer bids for Millwall defender Jake Cooper turned down but have reportedly reignited their interest in the 23-year-old ahead of the new year.

As well as Gerrard keeping tabs on the former Reading man, he is also reported to be interested in another EFL talent, this time at the attacking end of the pitch.

According to Sky Sports, Gillingham striker Tom Eaves is on the Ibrox manager’s list of targets for the new year.

Rangers are two points behind Celtic in the race for the SPL title, and the former Liverpool midfielder is hoping to add to his side to keep that challenge steady for when the fixtures split later on in the season.

Having seen the two Football League stars tipped for a move north of the border, we here at FLW decided to look at three others EFL aces who should follow Eaves to Ibrox, should he join Rangers in the new year.

Portsmouth sit top of the League One table heading into Christmas, and they have Ronan Curtis to thank for a large part of their relative success so far this season.

The 22-year-old moved from Derry City in the summer and has hit the ground running in the third-tier of English football.

The attacking midfielder has scored seven goals this term for Pompey and has seven assists to his name, too.

Able to score and create effortlessly, Steve Gerard should look to the young Portsmouth man to bolster his side in the new year.

Contract talks at Sunderland have not been as forthcoming as Josh Maja would have possibly liked, but he has not let that affect his performances this season.

The 19-year-old has scored 11 goals and has two assists to his name in all competitions this season for the Black Cats who are third in League One and on course to sustain their charge towards a Championship return.

The striker is deadly in front of goal and is only getting better, now could be time for Rangers to pounce and secure a player who is just going to get better the older he gets.

Despite being injured at present, Henri Lansbury has found it difficult get regular game time for Aston Villa under two different managers this season.

The former Arsenal man has made just one substitute appearance in the league this term and was forced off after eight minutes with an injury when playing for Dean Smith for the first time.

Before that, one appearance in the EFL cup was all that Lansbury could muster under former boss Steve Bruce.

A change in league and country could be the way forward for the beleaguered 28-year-old who would undoubtedly bolster the middle of the pitch for Rangers heading into the business end of the season.