Danny Rohl targeted for European top job as former employers 'pushing to appoint' Rangers boss
The Light Blues boss has been targeted again
Rangers boss Danny Rohl has become the subject of interest from Austrian side RB Salzburg - who are reportedly ‘pushing to appoint’ the 37-year old.
The German gaffer has experience working with the Red Bull group from his time at RB Leipzig, where he was also a candidate to take over last summer. Fellow German outfit VFL Wolfsburg showed interest in Rohl towards the end of the season, however the Rangers boss quickly dismissed any speculation.
Rohl took over at Ibrox in October after the disastrous spell of Russell Martin. A good early run of results got Rangers back on track in the title race midway through the season, however a post-split run of four defeats on the bounce put them back to square one, with sections of support calling for him to be sacked. Despite this, Chairman Andrew Cavenagh and the 49 Enterprise decided Rohl was the right man to take them forward into the summer rebuild.
RB Salzburg ‘pushing to appoint’ Rohl
According to prominent transfer journalist Florian Plettenburg: “RB Salzburg are pushing to appoint Danny Röhl as their new head coach with immediate effect. 37 y/o Röhl has already worked for RB Leipzig and could, in principle, envision a return to the Red Bull group. He was also a candidate for a RB head coach position last summer. The clubs are already in direct contact as they work on finding a solution.”
Losing the manager would be a huge blow to Rangers at this moment in time with the rebuild already underway. The club have already made their first signing of the season in the form of Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland upon Rohl’s request for more leaders in the team. A move to the Austrian Bundesliga now for the manager would create instability and chaos around Ibrox.
What did Rohl say about Wolfsburg links?
Upon speculation of the switch to Germany at the end of the season, Rohl said: "My full focus is on Rangers. There are a lot of rumours. I look back last year with how many clubs I was linked, I could get maybe 20 jobs in the newspaper. Even the last couple of days our conversations with the club goes just in one direction, how we can win titles with the club in the future.
"From my side, of course, 100 per cent. I'm convinced. I chose this club for the reason to bring it back to success and win titles. In the last 15 years we didn't win what we should do and I think this is a big part of what we have to change. In the last six months, we improved the standards higher and higher. In the last seven days we couldn't and I think this is a big part in our future.
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