Aston Villa and Rangers are two high-profile clubs thought to be chasing Gillingham defender Jack Tucker.

The 20-year-old has featured heavily for the League One side this season and The Scottish Sun is reporting that Steven Gerrard's side are the latest side to monitor the centre-back.

Premier League side West Ham United are also thought to be interested in the defender after his performance in their recent FA Cup meeting with the Hammers tracking him since.

Rangers' city rivals Celtic are also monitoring the defender closely after missing out on Carlisle United defender Jarrad Braithwaite last month as he made the move to Everton.

Championship outfit Brentford are also believed to have had a bid for the young English talent rejected last month as the Bees were the first club to make a move for the Gills star.

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Tucker has appeared 32 times this season and scored one goal as he has become a regular at the heart of Steve Evans' defence after making just three appearances in the last two seasons.

Gillingham were able to tie their highly-rated prospect down to a contract until 2023 last December.

The Verdict

Tucker's performances have got better this season as the young defender has found himself in high demand.

He has become one of League One's rising stars as clubs flock to Gillingham games in order to keep tabs on the young talent.

A bidding war could be started in the summer over the youngster as clubs fight to land his signature.