Former Lyon boss Peter Bosz is 'strongly in the running' for the vacant Rangers job, according to a report.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst was sacked by Rangers this morning in major breaking news from the Ibrox club after results and performances over the last couple of months failed to meet expectation. His exit from the Light Blues comes just days after his one-year anniversary in the post after replacing Steven Gerrard when he joined Aston Villa.
The former Liverpool and England hero has been named as one of the early frontrunners by the bookies to make a sensational return to Ibrox as has Michael Beale and the Scottish Daily Express Sport now report that Bosz is another name strongly in the frame and is 'high on the Ibrox priority list'. The club have confirmed the search for a new boss is underway with the Light Blues trailing Celtic by nine points with the Scottish Premiership now in cold storage until the middle of next month due to the World Cup Finals in Qatar.
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Boaz has faced Rangers as Lyon boss in the Europa League group stages and the season prior with Bayer Leverkusen in the same competition. Speaking about his Ibrox experience, he said: "I would like to say thank you for allowing us to play in this atmosphere. Just after the 1-2 goal, the fans at Ibrox really showed what they're capable of. It was a lot of fun.”
A club statement on the decision to sack Van Bronckhorst read: "Rangers Football Club confirms today it has parted company with manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The board would like to put on record sincere thanks to Gio for all his efforts since his appointment as manager.
"Arriving at the club just over a year ago, Gio led the club to a fifth European final and won the Scottish Cup last May. He also led the team to the club’s first Champions League qualification in 12 years.
"Unfortunately, results and performances over recent months haven’t met expectations and the decision was made today by the board to terminate the contract of the manager.
"The search for the new manager is now underway."
Chairman, Douglas Park, added: “I want to thank Gio for the hard work he has put in over the last 12 months and, especially, the achievements of taking the club to the Europa League final and winning the Scottish Cup last season.
“Unfortunately, recent results have not met neither our nor Gio’s expectations, and we have taken this difficult decision today. Everyone at Rangers wishes Gio every success in the future.”
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