Rangers' interim coach sent out a brutal warning to Davide Ancelotti amid his links to the Ibrox manager's job.
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reported on Tuesday that Rangers are considering appointing Carlo Ancelotti's son, Davide, as their permanent manager as interim boss Barry Ferguson is about to leave the club at the end of the 2024-25 campaign. Davide is currently a part of his father's coaching staff at Real Madrid, but will follow Carlo out of the club after Los Blancos' final La Liga match. Amid talks of the Italian tactician heading to Scotland, Ferguson sent out a warning to the 35-year-old.
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Speaking to reporters, Ferguson said: "I don’t know anything about him, if I’m being honest. I know he’s [an] assistant to his dad and his dad is one of the best managers. There’s always going to be speculation, there’s been speculation since I’ve come in. I’ve no issue with that. That’s just the way it operates up here in the west of Scotland.
"All I can do is just focus on me doing the job as best as I can and we’ll see where it takes us. One thing I will say is that it’s not a project. You need to start winning straight away. That’s it. You don’t get time here. You’ve got the summer to go and build a new squad, whatever way you want to build it. You need to go off to a very fast start and you need to make sure you win as many games as possible."
He added: "This club is built on winning and we need to start winning. That’s been the issue here and that’s clearly why there’s a number of managers that have lost their jobs over the years. So Rangers need to get back to challenging and winning trophies. That’s there for everybody to see.
"I’m not hiding anything and I’m sure that, with the changes that have been made, they [the prospective new owners] realise that. The supporters realise that. I certainly realise it and it’s a big job – but it’s also a brilliant job to have. There’s a lot of work to be done and hopefully everything is starting to move. We’ll hopefully see soon what’s going to happen."
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Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has also been linked with a move back to Rangers after four years. Gerrard has been without a job since leaving Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq in January. With the current season coming to an end, the Gers have stepped up their search for Philippe Clement's permanent replacement.
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Rangers will be back in action on Wednesday as they take on Dundee United in their penultimate Scottish Premiership match of the season.