Louis Moult is back on Rangers' radar - with the former Motherwell striker struggling to make an impact at Preston.

The 25-year-old joined the Deepdale club in January but has only made three starts to date.

Although Moult still has three years to run on his deal in Lancashire, a lack of first-team action has alerted clubs to the prospect of him moving on in the summer with Rangers asking to be kept abreast of any developments.

Louis Moult is being targeted by Rangers if his playing opportunities at Preston remain limited

The one-time Stoke trainee was strongly linked with a move to Ibrox last summer only for then manager Pedro Caixinha to recruit the likes of Eduardo Herrera.

This came back to haunt the Portuguese when Moult scored twice against his side in the Betfred Cup semi-final at Hampden - a performance which helped convince Preston boss Alex Neil to invest £450,000 in him.

Moult, though, has found himself behind Callum Robinson and Sean Maguire in the strikers' pecking order, with his last appearance for the Lillywhites coming on February 24 against Ipswich.

Were this situation to continue, it's believed the player would be open to looking at his options with a quick-fire return to Scotland with Rangers likely to be among them.

Moult has only played three times for Preston since joining the club in January

Moult only made one appearance for Stoke before a succession of lower league spells with the likes of Bradford, Mansfield and Accrington Stanley.

While at Fir Park, he made no secret of the fact he was pursuing a big-money move to support his family.

Preston proved to be the club which fulfilled that wish but with Herrera set to move on this summer and Jason Cummings due to return to Nottingham Forest, Rangers would be in a position to make good on the terms of his current deal.