If Giovanni van Bronckhorst is Rangers first choice to replace Steven Gerrard, the latest report on Sky Sports should indicate that it’s only a matter of time before he is appointed.
Spotted leaving Heathrow airport by Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth he was asked how talks had went over the vacant manager’s position – despite the man himself not giving much away, his representatives were believed to have said that they were “positive”.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s representative tells @SkySportsNews they held “positive talks” with Rangers today over vacant managerial position. Footage shows van Bronckhorst leaving London earlier. #RangersFC #vanBronckhorst pic.twitter.com/e0w7YezToH
— Dharmesh Sheth (@skysports_sheth) November 13, 2021
Considering just how strong an applicant Van Bronckhorst is, the interview process must surely be more of a case of making sure that the two parties share common goals.
Transfer budget shouldn’t be an issue, he won the Eredivisie with Feyenoord spending a fraction of domestic rivals Ajax and PSV Eindhoven.
It’s the type of budget that he would be working with at Rangers and he would be shopping in similar markets aided by our sporting director, that we have already picked up Fashion Sakala, Cedric Itten and Kemar Roofe shows that we have knowledge of the area already.
Although there are believed to be a few potential candidates, I’d be surprised if Ross Wilson wastes time speaking to other individuals if the man at the top of the list has passed the test.
Ally McCoist suggested that we don’t need to rush in choosing our next manager but our next two games are a cup semi-final and a winner takes all Europa League game, it’s simply not a risk when the right man for the job is sitting by the phone.