Josh Windass has already had his say on Danny Rohl as Rangers bid to re-sign Wrexham star

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Journalist Ben Jacobs has revealed that Rangers have made a new approach to Windass to discuss a possible move for his services this summer.Wrexham rebuffed an offer from the Gers to sign the 32-year-old in the January window, with Rohl now pushing to sign him after they previously worked well together at Sheffield Wednesday.Windass scored 19 goals in 73 appearances for Rangers between 2016 and 2018, and is known to be a fan of the club from afar in the present day.He looks to be a key part of Rangers’ transfer plans for the summer window, and Football Insider have now looked at everything he has said about Rohl in the past as their reunion looms. 🔄 Rangers Transfer Update 🔄 Breaking news on latest signings, departures, and contract news from the Ibrox boardroom. VISIT THE RANGERS TRANSFER HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Josh Windass has only ever had positive things to say about Danny RohlRohl and Windass worked together at Wednesday for over a year and a half following the former’s appointment as their manager in October 2023.Windass scored seven times in 28 games in their first campaign at Hillsborough, while he notched 13 goals and six assists in 47 appearances in 2024-25 as they avoided the drop on both occasions.LeagueAppearancesGoalsAssistsEnglish Championship2145523Scottish Premiership521213Windass’ Championship and Premiership all-time stats comparedThe Owls’ financial issues saw both player and manager move on last summer, with Windass speaking very highly of Rohl on several occasions.He revealed how much he had been enjoying his short time playing under him in January 2024, saying: “He’s not really spoken to me individually that much, but the way he sees football and coaches football is the way I see it.“He’s the best coach I’ve ever had by far and the way he sees football and explains it with Henrik (Pedersen) and the staff, I think they’re unbelievable to be honest at what they do.“Even when he spent some time out of the Wednesday team, Windass still had praise for Rohl, as he said: “The gaffer knew that I was not happy with it, but I trained really well.

I showed him that I wasn’t happy.“We have got the best manager I have had for a long time, so I am never going to question his decisions, although sometimes you are not happy with what he does. We know that we have got a very good manager.”He then went on the Open Goal podcast last May and again could not speak more highly of the then-future Gers boss, saying: “Best I’ve worked with, tactically, by a mile…it’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen, to be honest.“Sometimes the meetings go on a bit long and some of the lads might switch off, but I love it; I’m just learning all the time.”What has Rohl had to say about Windass in the past?Rohl spoke highly of Windass during their time together at Wednesday, with the attacker clearly making an immediate impact in the weeks after his appointment as he praised him as a “great player” who has “good movement between the lines” in November 2023.Exclusive: Rangers have made a fresh approach to Josh Windass to discuss bringing him back to Ibrox.It follows an attempt in January which Wrexham rebuffed.Move driven by Danny Rohl, who had Windass at Sheffield Wednesday.No club-to-club talks yet.

Wrexham had indicated in… pic.twitter.com/ryy7hyBKoq— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) May 25, 2026 View Tweet As well as that, he also praised him in April 2024 after he scored a fine goal against Blackburn Rovers, when he said: “For Josh the last weeks have not been easy, he had a big injury and again, I told him he must take responsibility.“If you want to be a big player and a strong leader on the pitch then you must also take responsibility and show up, it makes no sense just to talk. He did this.“He delivered, he fought for every inch and this was important, he showed his quality.