Rangers are set to announce that former striker Jonatan Johansson will join Pedro Caixinha's backroom team.
The 41-year-old Finn had emerged as Caixinha's choice for a coaching role at the Ibrox club after a series of interviews.
Club stalwarts such as Barry Ferguson, John Brown, Kevin Thomson and Alex Rae were all invited to meet the Portuguese boss last month as part of the process to appoint a number three with a knowledge of the Scottish scene.
Peter Lovenkrands was also given an interview and it's understood that Billy Stark - a right hand man to Tommy Burns during their time together at Celtic - was also considered for the role.
But Caixinha personally told all the unsuccessful candidates on Saturday night that Johansson is now the clear frontrunner.
Johansson spent three seasons at Ibrox after being signed by Walter Smith in 1997 from Estonian outfit FC Flora.
The Finnish international struggled to get game time under Smith but scored 17 goals in his second season following the arrival of Dick Advocaat and was part of the squad that won the domestic treble and double during the Dutchman's first two seasons in charge.
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Johansson left Ibrox to head to Charlton but returned to Scotland in 2009 when he moved to Hibs for a short-lived spell before signing for St Johnstone the following season.
After hanging up his boots in 2011, Johansson became reserve team coach at Morton before moving to Motherwell to coach the Under-20s, where he spent three seasons before being replaced by Stephen Craigan in 2015.
Johansson has recently been working as an assistant with the Finnish national team.