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Danny Rohl has withdrawn his interest in taking over ranger people Manager. The former Sheffield Wednesday boss was considered one of the front-runners for the Ibrox post after the former Gers boss. Steven Gerrard Too excluded from calculation Over the weekend.
It appears that ex-Rangers defender Kevin Muscat will become the hot favorite to replace Russell Martin at the Premiership club.
Rohl, 36, may not have been the front-runner, but he reportedly impressed the Rangers hierarchy during talks last week.
Rohl, previously an assistant manager at RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and the Germany national team, on Wednesday pulled out of relegation trouble in the 2023/24 championship.
The German led the Owls to 12th in the league in his only full season as manager, before leaving the troubled Yorkshire club in July.
However, it is now understood that he has decided not to return to the game with Rangers. This could increase Muscat’s chances of getting the job as the 52-year-old has reportedly also held talks with the Gowan club.
The former Australia and Wolves defender is currently in charge of Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port, whom he guided to the title in 2024.
They are headed for more glory this year as they are two points clear with four games remaining. Their domestic season ends on November 22.
There is speculation that Rangers are planning to put Neil McCann in charge for an interim period until his former Gers teammate is free to come to Glasgow.
Muscat won the domestic treble with Rangers in his only season at Ibrox in 2003 and, as a manager, he has also won titles in Australia and Japan with Melbourne Victory and Yokohama F. Marinos respectively.
Meanwhile, there have been no new talks between Rangers and Gerrard. On Saturday night it emerged that the former Liverpool captain has decided not to return to the club for a second spell.
Despite this, many bookmakers on Wednesday listed Gerrard among the favorites for the job, having overseen Premiership title success in 2021.
Other names on the bookmakers’ list include former Manchester United player and boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Hearts manager Derek McInnes, ex-Chelsea and West Ham boss Graham Potter and former Wolves manager Gary O’Neill.
Rangers return from the international break with a home game against Dundee United on Saturday. The Light Blues are eighth in the table after seven matches, 11 points behind leaders Hearts and nine behind Celtic.
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