Rangers Transfer Rumours

13 Jun 2026 11:03:00
Expect this all to be wrapped up by the first day of pre season.

Both ways, lots of chat now and snippets of info around the club, specifically from potential back room staff.

From what I've just been told, the club have been ready for all potential scenarios for some time.

13 Jun 2026 11:30:26
Is it McInnes then AR?

13 Jun 2026 11:53:00
Whoever it is that comes in needs our support from day 1, manager and players! We really need to go all out this season.

13 Jun 2026 12:01:15
Thanks for the info AR32. That is really encouraging as we took far too long before to appoint a manager the last couple of times.

Defo think this is happening. The key question is, is it McInnes that's coming in?

The other thing I was wondering is if anyone had info on players being shown around the training centre.

I'm sure there was mention that there were a couple of players due in this week, but I have not heard anything. Any names coming out?

13 Jun 2026 12:35:50
Anyone notice now, looking back at Shankland's interview, when he signed there was zero questions from Rangers media team about Rohl. Club have known about this for a while as AR32 says, so you would think they have a plan in place.
I have a feeling it's going to be Gerrard, but really hope it's McInnes.

13 Jun 2026 12:36:32
Some well known Hearts posters saying that Del is offski! If it is Del, who would he take with him as his back room staff?

13 Jun 2026 12:38:26
It's Derek unless something crazy happens.

Hearts prepped.

13 Jun 2026 12:08:18
Can you give us a bit more in for and some names AR32?

13 Jun 2026 12:46:40
He won't be bringing many Hearts backroom, if any, really.

13 Jun 2026 12:54:17
WhatsTheStory, any chance he brings in some ex Rangers players then for his staff?

13 Jun 2026 13:21:24
We must make sure that there are no stories about people knocking us back. We must be in a position to just say here is the new manager of Rangers.
I have a feeling that trying to get McInnes away from Hearts is going to be a saga, and he might even say no if we ask him, which would be a mighty embarrassment for us and a one up for Hearts. For that reason I think it will be somebody who is not currently in a job. Personally I hope so because I am not a fan of McInnes anyway.

13 Jun 2026 13:26:21
Don't think Alan Archibald would need much convincing to join him.

13 Jun 2026 06:44:34
AyrshireMurphy, i read your post about the sun stating steven gerrard not on the shortlist list of 4, should Rohl depart 🤔I've been told this morning that the 4 on the shortlist are, derek mcinnes, Kevin Muscat,
scott parker and rob edwards 🤔 Only passing on info and mcinnes is the no.1 choice i'm also told 🤔🇬🇧Have you heard any of these names that are possibly on our 4 man shortlist mate 🤔

13 Jun 2026 07:55:47
Also been told that our recently appointed CEO Jim Gillespie wants a Rangers spine and has been very vocal on this and I'm told he wants Derek McInnes as our new Rangers manager, if Danny Rohl does indeed depart 🤔 Again only passing on info I've received this morning guys. 👍🇬🇧

13 Jun 2026 08:05:35
See these lists, Walter, I don't know what to make of them. Up until Thursday Rob Edwards was Wolves manager. Has he just been added since then? I have my doubts, and I doubt he'd have been on the list before that, as he was managing his boyhood team.

McInnes and Gerrard, I can understand. Muscat wouldn't be for me, I wouldn't touch Edwards either. The only choice for me is Derek McInnes now because I don't believe we can attract anything close to a top tier manager in our current situation.

13 Jun 2026 08:06:29
I think Derek would be a good choice, Coops. Knows the league inside out and bags of experience. Not my first choice, but would be happy if we appointed Derek.

13 Jun 2026 08:17:17
Agree, Seeker, of the names mentioned, he'd be for me. I think he's done well, very well with very little for a long time. If you give him better players and access to more funds he'll deliver. I've no doubts.

13 Jun 2026 08:32:50
McInnes or Gerrard for me to get us back to winning silverware again, as they know the league and what is required. I get every appointment will be a gamble, but these 2 are less of a gamble than other Championship managers or a foreign who don't know the league up here. They think Scotland easy, not when you are at Rangers, the demand is massive.

13 Jun 2026 08:35:24
McInnes is an obvious choice, as Shankland was as a striker to come to Rangers.
McInnes knows the league inside out, and has always done well building and rebuilding teams. Tactically he's good; he knows how to get results, and players who play for him enjoy having him as their manager, and give everything for him.
If he doesn't want to come, then it's got to be Gerrard. Don't look at the 1/9 trophy stat.
Look at the squad, and having just finished 40 points and KO of Europe by Progress Niedokorm, and look at what squad he left: 7 points clear at the top of the table, stopping a quadruple treble winning side from winning 10 in a row by going unbeaten in the league, and building a squad that got to a European final after improving year on year in Europe.


He left because he wasn't getting properly backed, and was always hampered in his ambitions to go to EPL. When he arrived there, he took a side who had just survived on the last day from relegation, who were in the bottom 4, to their highest league position in over a decade in the European spots.
His 2 main signings that summer both got terrible injuries, and he was sacked early on in the campaign.
He knows what it takes and is more experienced now as a manager, and he would be my 2nd choice. Anyone other than they 2 I wouldn't be happy, tbh.

13 Jun 2026 08:36:14
Coops, make no mistake that Rohl's time is up and the fans want him out, so he's finished even if his move doesn't happen. Has to be Derek for stability. ✌️🇬🇧

13 Jun 2026 08:50:52
It's got to be McInnes.

13 Jun 2026 08:57:21
I've just read the deal is done if they can agree a compensation.

13 Jun 2026 09:01:41
If that's our list, oh dear. Only McInnes one that interests me at all.

13 Jun 2026 09:09:23
Before last season I'd have said Muscat out of the 4 mentioned, as he knows how to win titles, knows our club, and knows the Asian market, which I believe could be used to bring in real quality without the massive overpricing we see here. But McInnes has shown he is a quality manager with the ability to challenge domestically.

13 Jun 2026 09:19:18
It'll be Derek now. I don't think there is even 4 in the mix for it.

McInnes job if he wants it, Gerrard a fall back, most likely in the unlikely event Derek says no.

Cavenagh was at the Scotland camp in Boston yesterday, and according to Hearts fans, McInnes is also in Boston currently.

13 Jun 2026 09:33:28
Scott Parker and Rob Edwards. Please don't get either, Rangers.

13 Jun 2026 09:35:13
What's the story, when do you think he'll be in the building? I wanted McInnes for a few years now, he is the most safest hands we've tried. Foreign we've tried young up incoming all have failed, while this guy has always been there.

Look what he does at teams with small or any budgets, he'd do remarkable things with us. All we want is to win, and in the end that's all that matters.

13 Jun 2026 09:47:36
My concern is any new boss blocking the outgoings we have needed for a while. If a new gaffer is coming in, it could be a good time for it, with such a big rebuild needed; however, the timing is horrendous.

Pre-season starts in a week & we would be all over the place, & I'd worry about all the targets & scouting that has been done, because what if any new boss didn't want any of them. It's just getting very messy for my liking.

13 Jun 2026 09:58:40
Morning everyone, I don't like to mention names but what I can say and if people can make a guess then that's absolutely fair enough. My work mate worked for this gentleman's Ayrshire company near Darvel, he is also a shareholder at Rangers. After a brief conversation earlier on at Monkton petrol station I had to ask a few questions and to his knowledge.

Stevie G and Muscat are definitely not on the list. McInnes is the number 1 target on a long term contract. Scott Parker is also in contention. Now he could be telling me absolutely rubbish but I thought I'd pass it on anyway.

13 Jun 2026 10:59:43
This happened last year. Everyone kidding on they know who it's going to be, it was Gerrard 100% percent last year, wait and see.

13 Jun 2026 11:06:26
Got to love the "foreign" "young & upcoming" have failed argument. They have failed cause they have not been given time to build a team whilst Steven Gerrard did, & that's the main reason why he won 1 out of 9. That's a very valid point that he's only won 1 out of 9, he was well backed & spent money (7 million on Kent), he's the one who inflated those wages too. Can't build a league winning team in a single window & managers have been stuck with the previous' garbage. I mean Cifuntes is still a Rangers player from 4 managers ago.

I really hope that is not the list because we're doomed next season with Edwards & Parker, both will make Russell Martin look like Pep. McInnes, for all his experience & Scottish knowledge, just choked the league but somehow knows how to win things? 1 league Cup, we'd be better getting Callum Davidson in.

Better funds & players doesn't mean he'll do brilliant here, has he played against parked buses where his main tactic won't work? Gerrard is not a good manager, failed everywhere else, no other club has approached him to be their manager, would have relegated Villa & Emery took that same side & on the form chart from his takeover they were title contenders.

I want a manager to get a chance to build a team because the constant sacking of managers is why we are stuck. If Gerrard & McInnes don't win the league next season will you all be calling for them to be sacked?

13 Jun 2026 11:22:44
Of course they will.

13 Jun 2026 11:33:44
I recall at times during Walter Smith's very successful 1st term, folk were unhappy with his football despite winning. Fans will always moan. I expect No Manager appointed this summer to win the league this upcoming season. I do expect them to become better and more consistent, though.

You want a Manager to build a team? Fair enough, who? What Manager will come to a 3rd tier domestic league that you think will play a brand of football our fan base will allow them 3 years, whilst Celtic run away from us.

13 Jun 2026 11:59:32
I think they tried to get Gerrard last year. I would be surprised if he's not being talked to.

13 Jun 2026 12:27:37
Whatsthestory, I kind of agree that I don't believe there are 4 candidates. I reckon it's probably down to 2 or 3 names at most, but we're saying 4 in case McInnes doesn't fancy it or we can agree a pay out.

12 Jun 2026 21:41:32
I'm hearing McInnes is our no1 choice to replace Rohl

12 Jun 2026 21:47:03
Sounds good to me.

12 Jun 2026 21:51:43
I'd rather McInnes than Gerrard. Personally, think McInnes should have been in already over the last few years.

12 Jun 2026 22:16:17
If it works out with McInnes, I could see him staying with the club long term. I doubt he would jump ship at the first chance. Guy has served his time in the league, knows it inside and out.

He should have won the league last season with Hearts. It's time he gets the job imo. He will also probably get more of a say on transfers here.

12 Jun 2026 22:33:34
McInnes for me, and has been for the last few years. Domestic knowledge of the league, belief in Scots, Blue nose, hungry - especially after this season's fiasco. Can't see him having ambition beyond Rangers as that will be his dream job. So longevity assured. Absolute stick on for me.

12 Jun 2026 22:36:46
Anyone except McInnes is a gamble in my eyes, even Stevie G would be a gamble in my opinion.

Derek, at a minimum, will have us competing at the business end domestically. He's a manager, not a coach, which is fitting for our club and culture. He's nothing fancy but we've tried fancy and it didn't work.

Let's get back to our DNA, a solid Scottish man manager that understands the demands and pressures of Ibrox and its faithful.
Nothing fancy, old school.
Two strikers, fast wingers, direct in the attack and solid defensively. He was Walter Smith's top pick, if my memory serves me correctly.

12 Jun 2026 22:38:49
Imo he's earned his shot at it. We have tried countless foreign/forward thinking/project coaches, none have worked, albeit a lot not been given time. Maybe it's time to go back to basics and get a team that will graft and fight for every point.

12 Jun 2026 22:40:37
Looks like it will be. All main media been briefed now.

12 Jun 2026 22:40:43
Here, here, Sir Walter.

12 Jun 2026 23:09:27
Fully agree with Crtallbear. I believe if Mcinness is succesfull he will be around as long as Rangers want him. Imo the timing is perfect and he has earned it as well.

12 Jun 2026 23:26:21
Given that pre-season starts next week, if Danny goes, we need a manager appointed within a few days, not weeks, like the last couple of times. Therefore McInnes would be my choice.

13 Jun 2026 01:22:50
How do the Hearts board plan to handle the backlash from their fanbase? We just took their captain and their fans were very upset about that. Now we're going to take their manager, and their board would need to allow that to happen. Their fanbase will demand answers from that board.

The Hearts owner said he wants Hearts to win the league in the next few years. How can that happen if Rangers, or Celtic for that matter, can just come along and take their best players or even their manager at will? At some point they will need to stop letting Rangers and Celtic from taking their best assets.

If either Old Firm team does take one of their assets, they will want to be paid a premium for it.

To be clear, I like McInnes. I wanted him appointed last summer and said so on this very forum. He was my first choice. I viewed him as pragmatic and someone who could stabilise the club for a few years - which we desperately need. I'm not against that appointment in any way if it does happen. However, Hearts won't want him to go (especially to us), and McInnes has a good thing going there too. So I have my doubt about this.

13 Jun 2026 01:40:58
Yes, McInnes has had a good season with Hearts. If it turns out he will be our next manager, I worry about the quality of players he could attract and his style of football is a hard watch. Not an upgrade imo.

13 Jun 2026 01:49:16
I'd imagine McInnes was on £10k approx per week and will have 2 years approx on his contract totalling £1m to leave.
Obviously he will be paid more, have a longer contract, or even a release clause.


Rohl will bank £2-4m for Rohl once it's been negotiated, so essentially we will be in profit with the manager change and an upgrade by all accounts.
Gerrard 2nd choice and Neil McCann 3rd.

13 Jun 2026 03:31:32
Ayrtrueblue, So it now be our manager signing players and not our recruitment team? McInnes wins us the league.

13 Jun 2026 05:35:15
Fully agree with all posts on this matter. McInnes has earned this chance.

13 Jun 2026 06:29:45
Sir Walter, every managerial appointment and player signings are a gamble, mate. We just never know how it's going to turn out and that's just football. 🤔 However, I agree with your principles regarding Derek McInnes, should Danny Rohl leave. 👍 I'm also now in the same thing as you and a lot of fellow posters on here, and with Rangers supporters in general, that Derek McInnes would be my choice to be our Rangers new manager if Rohl does indeed leave.

🤔 He's exactly what we need for the here and now. 🤔🇬🇧

13 Jun 2026 06:41:26
I'd be happy for Del to get the job.
Muscat was always my first choice but I think that ship has sailed.
Gerrard wouldn't be my choice but if he got it I'd back him obviously.


Realistically, Del could be exactly what we need to get back to winning domestically. He knows the league, the demands, and will want a Scottish core, which we've wanted for years, in truth.

13 Jun 2026 04:32:21
How does McInnes win us the league Mystar? What has he won that allows you to state with certainty that he wins the league??

Mediocre manager and folk want him because he is Scottish and played for us.

13 Jun 2026 08:08:35
Why do you say the Muscat ship has sailed, Alex? Worry about Del, he didn't win the league and had two very poor Old Firm teams playing him. On the other hand, he knows the standards we need everyone to hold

Still want Muscat, he's won things but not unhappy with Del.

13 Jun 2026 08:28:22
Big Blue, no one would've had Walter Smith doing what he done. No one would've thought McLeish would've won a treble, in our current situation we can't be taking any more gambles. McInnes has finished 2nd with 2 different sides on pennies and, let's be honest, some absolutely howling refereeing denied him a title.

13 Jun 2026 09:36:04
Bigbluejim, He just about won it with Hearts, he'd have a far stronger squad of players at Rangers, simple really.

13 Jun 2026 09:39:29
Mediocre manager, second with Aberdeen, second with Hearts, top six regularly for Kilmarnock, McInnes wins the league with a far stronger squad than he's had anywhere. I wouldn't mind these mediocre managers, Bigbluejim, we get you don't want him, I do, name your manager for I can pick holes in him.

13 Jun 2026 10:02:02
Mixed opinions. Yes, McInnes knows the league, but what has he won from that experience? Yes, he's a Rangers man, but turned us down before. Not sure his name could attract the quality we need either. Gerard, we know, can put a team together & compete both domestically & in Europe; his name could attract quality, & this time he would have the backing he felt was lacking before.

McInnes has done a good job wherever he's gone. Gerard, we know, can be a success. If Gerard did well with us again, I think he would leave the 1st time a Prem team came in, or a good team from Europe. McInnes, I think, would be a bit more loyal. . . . Pros & cons for both.

13 Jun 2026 11:06:17
Mass, far easier winning trophies with a far stronger squad of players at Rangers.

13 Jun 2026 12:14:58
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. ~ George S. Patton

I think signing Derek McInnes allows us to get properly underway for pre-season with no interruptions or future excuses.

It also means that any signings can be rubber stamped (or not) by the new manager rather than coming in after some have been signed up. Also could actually attract some Scottish-based players to sign for us, as he is well respected by players based here.



We have European games coming very soon, so we need to give players as much time to adjust to the new manager style/tactics/formations etc.

That is all probably better than taking ages to get the perfect manager (which we simply couldn't attract at this moment in time).

12 Jun 2026 21:33:17
A lad I'm working with at the minute has a family source with board level connections at Hearts and he says opening discussions are taking place with McInnes.

13 Jun 2026 01:11:08
I wasn't aware he was Walter Smith's shout for job! I just always thought he was mentoring McCoist to takeover, or are we talking about another time after Ally? If he was Walter's pick, then who are any of us mere mortals to disagree.

👍 Rohl is off though that's a certainty! Even if the negotiations with Salzburg went south, his head and heart isn't in it, so we need to move on.

13 Jun 2026 01:57:52
Walter was asked about McInnes, and he agreed he had the qualities to be a Rangers manager.

I think McInnes deserves a shot.

We will not be short of effort imo.

13 Jun 2026 06:34:27
Stuarty 1872, Derek McInnes was very close to the late great Walter Smith, mate. 🙏 Walter, on a good few occasions, stated that Derek McInnes should be a future Rangers manager and had the managerial ability to be our manager, he rated him highly.

👌 Another great Scottish manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, also said a few years back that McInnes has the ability to be a future Rangers manager, and he also said how highly he rates Derek McInnes. 🤔 🇬🇧

12 Jun 2026 20:02:21
Heard Rohl is in Austria. Posted a pic in sightings. Also hearing Gerrard with Mccalister again and he's bringing Dan Agger ex Liverpool team mate as a coach.

12 Jun 2026 21:33:24
Fake pic and WhatsApp rumour bud. Already been covered today. The pic is from August 25, and is doctored, as it's from RB New York.

12 Jun 2026 21:33:31
Herefor56, According to a few different reports, Steven Gerrard not on the shortlist if indeed Rohl leaves. 🤔

13 Jun 2026 01:25:13
Gerrard has said on a podcast that one of the main reason he was able to succeed at Rangers is because his background team was spot on. Gerrard has also said it would take him 20 years to learn what Beale does about coaching.

Gerrard is not a coach, and he won't be able to bring Beale back here with him this time. So the background team would be different. If Gerrard was appointed, we would not be getting the same thing as last time.

13 Jun 2026 02:00:18
Gerrard was brilliant for us.

We were brilliant for him.

I think McInnes will be fuelled by his love for Rangers and what happened last year.

Siege mentality.

12 Jun 2026 21:06:30
Rohl pictured at RB Salzburg. Posted on sightings page, looks very recent.

12 Jun 2026 21:09:00
It was 2025.

12 Jun 2026 21:13:52
The picture is an altered picture from August 2025 when Rohl was visiting RB New York. The original image is on his Instagram. Some sad act has had it altered to create more chat.

12 Jun 2026 21:17:52
Apologies, I wasn't aware, I'm not on social media at all, so unable to check.
That will be that put to bed. 😂

12 Jun 2026 21:27:42
It's a very poorly altered picture, fake news!

12 Jun 2026 21:34:14
Not an issue, bud, I'd have fell for it as well if I hadn't seen the original earlier today on follow follow.

12 Jun 2026 19:25:02
Speaking to someone immediately close to the situation. No confirmation that DR is away 100%, but I can suggest that if what I've heard is true then McInnes is a real possibility.

For the record, I'm not keen on him or SG, but it seems that DM wouldn't be a hard deal to do. Not overly delighted about this but I have close friends who would be keen on either.

12 Jun 2026 20:39:58
Cheers for update, Ibrox, appreciated. 🤘😁🤘

12 Jun 2026 20:45:56
If Rohl does leave I would like someone like McInnes or Oliver Glasner or Kjetil Knutsen. But I know we will probably end up with someone like Gerrard.

12 Jun 2026 20:52:27
Would take Gerrard before McInnes everyday of the week, wee played some good stuff under Gerrard and got better each year, he needed backed, that was all.

12 Jun 2026 20:58:41
Doughieboy, we were on track to finish worse off in his 2nd season than in his first. His 3rd Celtic completely imploded and he lost 2 cup competitions to St Johnstone. He absolutely was backed, so this idea that he wasn't backed is just untrue.

You only have to look at how Aston Villa have done since they sacked him to see how poor of a manager he is. Grateful for 55 but never again.

12 Jun 2026 21:19:16
Glasner never knocked back a new deal with Crystal Palace to come to Scotland. He's going to AC Milan or another big club in a much better league.

Knutsen is onto a good thing where he is. He's most likely been offered many jobs in the past and stayed put, as he's done very well there for a long time.



McInnes will be allowed to leave Hearts for compensation. Bloom has let many managers leave Brighton. His model does not rely on the head coach to work, as Brighton's consistent form over 3/4 coaches shows.

12 Jun 2026 21:20:40
This is Gerrard managerial states so apert from us it's not been the best Win Percentage.

Rangers - P193 - W125 - D42 - L26 - WP 64.8%
Aston Villa - P40 - W13 - D8 - L19 - WP 32.5%
Al-Ettifa - P59 - W23 - D16 - L20 - WP 39.0%.

12 Jun 2026 21:21:43
McInnes would be a safe option for me.

12 Jun 2026 21:22:52
If Rohl is away, McInnes is the solution for me. Unfinished business with Celtic & mon.

12 Jun 2026 21:23:03
NewIbroxStorm, you're not putting McInnes in the same class as Oliver Glasner or Kjetil Knutsen?

12 Jun 2026 21:39:13
I love Gerrard for that one title, but he's done absolutely nothing since he left us.

McInnes, why. One good season with Hearts - bottled at the end. Average with Aberdeen, better with lesser teams.

Muscat. Don't get it. Done okay in an Asian league, but don't see the clamour for him.



I don't have an option to present, but I'd like a different list from the pre-Martin and pre-Rohl times. We need a fresh attitude, not someone who once had a link with us. There's knowing the size of the job, and the club, but with that also comes preconceived ideas.

New, fresh, start.

12 Jun 2026 22:02:05
BobbyMck, no I am not putting him in the same class. These are just 3 managers that I rate, with similar play style, and know how to get the best from players and find some gems as well. I know the manager does not choose the players, but he will have a say as they need to fit into his style.

13 Jun 2026 02:01:30
The only play style I care about is winning.

13 Jun 2026 06:38:08
As always, Ibrox4Me, really very much appreciate that info you've shared with us all on here, mate. 👍🇬🇧 Thanks again, mate. 👍🇬🇧