Light Blues bosses are on the hunt for Russell Martin’s successor with Steven Gerrard opting against an emotional return
22:30, 13 Oct 2025Updated 22:37, 13 Oct 2025
Kevin Muscat and Danny Rohl
Rangers have still to decide if they will move talks with favourite Danny Rohl to the next stage as Kevin Muscat waits in the wings.
Former Sheffield Wednesday manager Rohl was installed as the immediate favourite for the Ibrox job afterSteven Gerrard dropped out of the running on Sunday.
The 36-year-old met with the Rangers hierarchy last week and impressed Light Blue chiefs in those talks.
A senior figure at the club wants to give Rohl the job but others have reservations and have put more experienced alternatives forward.
Former Rangers player Muscat is one of those who is being pushed from within.
Muscat is still in charge of Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port and they are contending for the title, which is due to finish next month.
Rangers have not made contact with Muscat and are further down the road with Rohl.
Rohl was part of the process in the summer, before Russell Martin’s unpopular appointment but quickly fell out of the process when his £2.5million release clause became apparent.
He has since left Sheffield Wednesday and is available for free.
The German has also coached at Bayern Munich, Southampton, Red Bull Leipzig and with the German national team in his career.
He would still have to finalise his backroom team if he was to get the nod but would want someone beside him who is well-connected at Rangers.
Ibrox chiefs went to London last week to hold talks with a number of candidates.
It had looked like Gerrard was going to return but he decided against it.
Former Croatia and West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has seen his odds drop dramatically but it is Rohl who remains the firm favourite.
It also emerged last night that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to have met the Ibrox hierarchy.
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes
United legend Paul Scholes let it slip on the Good Bad Football podcast.
Scholes said: “I was actually with a lad the other night who told me he was actually going to meet Rangers.
“I’m not sure if he did but his name’s not been mentioned. I don’t think he was going for it. They contacted him and he was going to meet him in London the day after.”
Former team-mate and podcast sidekick Nicky Butt’s eyes lit up as he said: “Oh, I know who you mean.”
Probed if the not-so-mysterious man had managed United, Scholes smirked: “No comment.”
Gers’ international players are due to return over the next 24 to 48 hours and they have a big game against Dundee United at the weekend.
Reserve coach Steven Smith has been taking training along with fitness coach Rhys Owen and goalkeeping coachSal Bibbo.
Rangers have been without a manager since Martin was sacked after their last game when they drew 1-1 away to Falkirk.