Rangers are still locked in talks with other candidates even though Michael Beale remains the frontrunner to become the club’s 18th manager. Ibrox chiefs had half-a-dozen names on their list at the start of the week and have been whittling them down as they search for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s replacement.
Queens Park Rangers boss Beale remains very much in the mix and is believed to be the Ibrox giant’s top choice. Managing director Stewart Robertson and sporting director Ross Wilson are among a number of key Rangers staff who have been in London this week talking to candidates and trying to move the process forward.
It was reported yesterday QPR believe they are about to lose Beale and they are just waiting for an official approach from Rangers. There was a similar vibe when Wolves made an approach for the Londoner but in the end he turned the English Premier League side down to remain at Loftus Road.
Beale, however, has nothing to decide, as it stands, as he has still to be offered the Ibrox job or been officially approached. If, as expected, it gets to that stage then Rangers would still have several hurdles to overcome.
They would need to meet Beale’s financial demands and give him the financial backing he feels he would require to revitalise the Rangers squad. If the Ibrox club do make an approach then the likelihood is they would be confident they can lure Beale back north.
The Englishman previously worked as a coach at Rangers under Steven Gerrard and was seen as a big part of the management team that stopped Celtic’s 10-in-a-row charge. Meanwhile, Rangers have started to make moves to break up van Bronckhorst’s backroom team.
They are in talks to terminate a number that will see the likes of Dave Vos and Roy Maakay leave in the coming days.
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