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Danny Rohl is now out of the running to succeed Russell Martin<\/p>\nThe German has told the club he no longer wishes to be considered as Russell Martin’s successor<\/p>\n
20:21, 15 Oct 2025Updated 20:32, 15 Oct 2025<\/p>\n
Danny Rohl is now out of the running to succeed Russell Martin<\/p>\n
Out of work Danny Rohl<\/a> has told Rangers he is no longer interested in becoming the next manager at Ibrox.<\/p>\n The former Sheffield Wednesday boss had emerged as the favourite to replace Russell Martin after impressing US owners Andrew Cavenagh<\/a> and Paarag Marathe during talks in London last weekend.<\/p>\n That followed Steven Gerrard’s decision to pull out of the running for the job due to the “timing” of a return to Glasgow for the title-winning Rangers boss despite days of talks.<\/p>\n But Record Sport<\/strong> understand that the board had been split<\/a> on Rohl – despite the boss taking steps to put a backroom team in place should he land the job<\/a><\/p>\n Record Sport <\/strong>revealed that the Shanghai Port boss Kevin Muscat appears to be on the verge of winning the race to replace Martin in the hot seat.<\/a><\/p>\n It is understood that German boss has now told the Scottish Premiership giants he does not wish to continue in the race to become their new head coach.<\/p>\n It is claimed that the former Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig boss felt that the timing is not right to continue in the recruitment process.<\/p>\n The 36-year-old has reluctantly informed Rangers <\/a>that he no longer wants to be consider for the job.<\/p>\n It leaves Muscat as the clear frontrunner for the hot seat – with Neil McCann in the frame to step into the dugout on an interim basis until Muscat arrives from China.<\/p>\n The former Light Blues’ midfielder is currently locked in a battle for the Chinese Super League crown as he looks to secure back-to-back titles – with the season coming to an end on November 22.<\/p>\n Follow Record Sport<\/strong> on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.<\/p>\n You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers<\/a> page and sign up to our newsletters<\/a> to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.<\/p>\n We’re also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tune in to Hotline Live<\/a> every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On<\/a>, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.<\/strong><\/p>\n