The former Birmingham City, Aston Villa, Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Wigan Athletic, Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic and Crystal Palace boss was not a popular choice with supporters in the north east.
He'll have to try and win them over in the early months of the 2019/20 English Premier League campaign and is said to have identified Tavernier as a player who can help him do that.
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Hide AdThe right-back has starred for the Ibrox side since arriving at the club in the summer of 2015.
With a contract that won't run out until the summer of 2022, it will take a sizeable transfer fee to coax Rangers into selling their skipper.