Steven Gerrard return to Rangers: Board's stance, boss 'tempted' and talks already held

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After a dismal start to the season, Rangers find themselves languishing in eighth, 11 points behind early-season pacesetters, Hearts.After a run of one win from their opening seven league matches, the Scottish side pulled the plug on head coach Russell Martin on Sunday night, leaving the manager’s seat vacant once more. But what are the chances of Gerrard, who won the league with Rangers in 2021, making a return to Ibrox as Martin’s replacement?The noise coming out of Scotland is that Gerrard is certainly in the frame to take over from Martin, with Rangers reportedly ‘considering’ a move for the ex-Liverpool captain, as per The Guardian.

However, the club haven’t made a move yet, and are also admirers of Danny Rohl and Sean Dyche as well.Steven Gerrard's most recent job came in Saudi Arabia (Image: Getty)Gerrard, meanwhile, is rumoured to be interested in a return to the 55-time champions, after a dismal run of jobs since leaving Rangers in 2022. However, following the sacking of Martin, former Scotland international Pat Nevin believes the job could tempt Gerrard this time around.Speaking to betideas.com, he explained: "I think Rangers would be quite tempting for Gerrard because remember he's the last one that won a league title.

So you've got to look at Gerrard, he knew how to do that job for a period of time.“There is a big but. So it's whether he likes what he sees when he looks at that, would he be tempted by that?" Read next Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.