Les Ferdinand has claimed Michael Beale was offered the Rangers job BEFORE the club turned to Giovanni van Bronckhorst but opted to follow Steven Gerrard to Aston Villa.
The Loftus Road director of football made the revelation as he discussed Beale’s departure after only a short stint in the west London club’s hotseat. Ferdinand admitted he could understand the lure of a return to Ibrox for Beale, who had enjoyed success during his three-and-a-half years in Glasgow alongside Gerrard.
Some supporters have questioned why Beale wasn’t given the chance to succeed Gerrard at the time given he was held in such high regard by the Ibrox board and Ferdinand now claims he has heard that was the case. Speaking in an interview with Loft For Words, he said: “The one thing I did know is he’d had a very good time at Rangers with Steven Gerrard, he really enjoyed it up there. I did find out afterwards that Rangers had offered him the job when he left with Steven, he decided to go with Steven because he felt it was the right thing. I found that out afterwards.”
