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New sporting director Kevin Thelwell says Rangers’ manager search is “progressing well” and should be complete in “the coming days”.<\/b><\/p>\n
A consortium of investors led by Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises established majority ownership at Ibrox last week and the club are seeking a replacement for Philippe Clement, who was sacked in February.<\/p>\n
Barry Ferguson took on head coach duties on an interim basis, with Rangers finishing last season 17 points behind Scottish Premiership champions Celtic.<\/p>\n
Davide Ancelotti and Russell Martin<\/a> are believed to be the frontrunners for the vacancy.<\/p>\n “This is a new chapter for Rangers, and while we recognise success won’t come easy, our goal is clear: we need to win,” Thelwell told the club website.<\/p>\n “My focus is on delivering that, with discipline and ambition. We’ll give everything to move this club forward as quickly and sustainably as we can.”<\/p>\n When announcing his appointment in April, Rangers said Thelwell will “assume overall responsibility for all areas of the football operations, including men’s, women’s and academy”.<\/p>\n The 51-year-old held similar roles at Wolverhampton Wanderers and New York Red Bulls, while he arrives in Glasgow after three years as director of football at Everton. <\/p>\n On Sunday, it was also revealed Everton’s former head of recruitment Dan Purdy will work alongside Thelwell as technical director<\/a>, replacing Nils Koppen.<\/p>\n Thelwell has already been appointed to the SPFL competitions working group for 2025-26 and will serve on the league body’s compensation tribunal working group too.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Ibrox chief executive Patrick Stewart is to stand for election on to the SPFL board on 24 June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n