Incoming Rangers owners 49ers Enterprises are believed to have a “dream appointment” as Philippe Clement’s long-term successor, according to a new update.
Rangers plotting permanent managers after Ferguson
The Gers have started life under interim boss Barry Ferguson in positive fashion, with the former Ibrox favourite a popular appointment earlier this week, following the unsurprising sacking of Clement last weekend.
It proved to be a memorable first game in charge for Ferguson, with Rangers overcoming a 2-0 deficit to win 4-2 away to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday evening, thanks to Vaclav Cerny’s opener, a Cyriel Dessers double and a Nedim Bajrami strike.
It would be a surprise if the 47-year-old remained in charge of the Gers beyond the end of the season, though, with a more proven manager needed to come in, in order to narrow the gulf between themselves and rivals Celtic, heralding the start of an exciting new era at the club in the process.
A host of names have been mentioned in recent days, including Kevin Muscat, Ashley Cole and Derek McInnes, but it looks like another name is at the top of Rangers’ wishlist, following a fresh update.
49ers have “dream appointment” at Rangers
According to a new report from Football Insider, 49ers see Steven Gerrard as the “dream appointment” to come in as Rangers’ next permanent manager this summer. The Gers’ next owners will have a major say as to who Clement’s long-term replacement at Ibrox will be, and they want to bring the 44-year-old back to the club at the end of the season.
Gerrard enjoyed a successful period in charge of Rangers during his first stint, memorably winning the Scottish Premiership title in 2020/21, which has been an all-too-rare occurrence at Ibrox this century.
In fact, the Liverpool legend had a big admirer in Ferguson at the time, who heaped praise on the job he was doing with the Gers back in 2019: “When the new campaign kicked off I was crossing my fingers and toes in the hope Gerrard might be able to make a decent fist of this fight.
“Now though the whole game has just been changed. I look at Davis and Defoe joining the camp in Tenerife and I think, ‘Here we go!’ Overnight a team that went into the shutdown with a chance of taking Celtic all the way now looks like one that truly believes it will. Like a proper Rangers team should.”
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Granted, Gerrard’s reputation in management has been hampered a little after being sacked at Aston Villa and having a forgettable spell in Saudi Arabia in Al-Ettifaq, but he is still a young coach, and if 49ers see him as the best option, they need to be trusted.
