Rangers have held talks with “great” 4-3-3 manager who is 49ers top target

Rangers have held talks with “great” 4-3-3 manager who is 49ers top target

Rangers have held talks with a “great” manager about taking the job this summer, according to a new update from Sky Sports journalist Anthony Joseph.

A host of names have been thrown into the hat to become the Gers’ next boss, with the club confirming in a statement that Barry Ferguson won’t continue in interim charge beyond this season:

 

“EVERYONE at Rangers Football Club would like to pass on their heartfelt thanks to Barry Ferguson and his staff, with yesterday’s game at Hibernian being their final match in charge. Club legend Ferguson answered the call in the club’s hour of need back in February and has overseen several memorable moments during his time in charge, not least progression to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League and a terrific victory at Parkhead.”

 

Rangers interim manager Barry Ferguson before the match

Former Ajax boss Francesco Farioli has been mentioned as a potential target for Rangers this summer, although his side did capitulate in the Eredivisie title race, allowing a nine-point lead to slip away late in the campaign.

 

Steven Gerrard and David Ancelotti have been the front-runners to come in at Ibrox, however, with the former enjoying a successful Scottish Premiership-winning stint there in the past, and the latter possibly looking to get into management after being assistant to his father, Carlo Ancelotti, at both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

 

Rangers hold talks with Gerrard over job

According to the latest from Joseph on X, Rangers have held talks with Gerrard over the job, also speaking to fellow target Ancelotti:

 

“Rangers have spoken to various candidates, including Steven Gerrard and Davide Ancelotti as they look to finalise a shortlist ahead of appointing a new manager.”

 

Gerrard-Rangers-Ibrox

Meanwhile, The Daily Mail have recently added that Gerrard is once again the preferred top option ahead of Ancelotti, with the 49ers wanting ‘the new manager to have frontline managerial experience’.

 

Rangers fans may ultimately be split over who they would rather come in out of Gerrard and Ancelotti, with the Liverpool legend arguably a safer pair of hands who has more experience in management.

 

The 44-year-old may feel that he has unfinished business at the club, having left to take charge of Aston Villa, and ex-England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has talked up the idea of him returning, saying:

 

“They always say never go back, don’t they? And with Steven, think the legacy that he left, I think he did a great job there, I really do. I think there would be an opportunity there for him to go back, it would be a brilliant hire and the fans would love it, but I think it would be a very different Rangers to the one he took over.”

 

On the flip side, Ancelotti would arguably represent the more intriguing option, given the success he has achieved as an assistant manager.

 

Steven-Gerrard-Rangers

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At this point, it would be a surprise if it wasn’t one of the two, and if it does prove to be the attacking 4-3-3-playing Gerrard who comes in, the hope is that he has improved further from his spells at Villa and Al-Ettifaq and is ready to close the gap on Celtic.

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