A large number of Rangers men would love to get the call from 49ers Enterprises this summer.
Barry Ferguson is at the front of the queue as he leads the team on an interim basis and has already shown what he’s capable of with a brilliant away win at Fenerbahce. See that job through and beat Celtic and he will be a genuine contender.
The man who delivered title number 55, Steven Gerrard, is also heavily linked and Rangers News understands he is keen on the job following his Al-Ettifaq exit.
Kevin Muscat is also once against being mentioned along with fellow ex-Gers star Derek McInnes.
Could Jermain Defoe be added to the list?
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Ex-Rangers striker Jermain Defoe wants management job
Last year, Defoe left his coaching role at Spurs, another of his former clubs.
Shortly after that, he admitted he would love to return to Ibrox as a coach.
He’s now getting his name back out there at the same time Rangers are looking for a new management team.
Defoe insists he is ready for a gig after doing his coaching badges and working in the academy at Tottenham.
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He told Flashscore: “Rooney was ready. (Frank) Lampard was ready. Gerrard was ready. Of course I’m ready. I’ve done the ‘apprenticeship’ if you like, did the two years in the academy. I just feel like, what more do I need to do?
“You do your coaching badges, you do your B Licence, A Licence, you do the pro licence, you coach the academies and that sort of stuff.
“There have been a lot of players who I have played with that have gone on to manage… but I’d like to think that now – not just now as I probably said it last year as well – having that experience, doing the courses and doing the two years in the academy at Tottenham, making mistakes, doing things behind the cameras, making sure you are ready, as well as playing at the top level for 22 years. I’m ready.”
Could Defoe be part of Rangers management team?
It is highly unlikely Defoe would land the top job at Ibrox as his first, even though Gerrard did.
But could he be part of a management team that comes in under the 49ers Enterprises?
It certainly can’t be ruled out, especially if his former England teammate and manager that signed him for Rangers is the main man.