Rangers in talks with RB Salzburg over head coach Röhl

Red Bull Salzburg are targeting Rangers head coach Danny Röhl and are in talks with the Scottish club; he was previously linked with a move to Wolfsburg; any deal would need to meet Rangers' compensation terms, Sky Sports News understands

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>Red Bull Salzburg are in talks with Rangers over a deal to land head coach Danny Röhl.

>It is believed the Austrian Bundesliga outfit are keen to appoint the 37-year-old as Daniel Beichler's replacement.

>However, Sky Sports News understand any possible deal would need to meet Rangers' terms around compensation.

>Röhl has two years left on his contract at Ibrox, having joined the club last October.

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>The 37-year-old took over from Russell Martin, with the team sixth in the league and led them into the title race before falling short towards the end of last season.

>Röhl himself said he was looking forward to the new campaign and hoped to learn from his first seven months in the job.

>While the German boss had been given assurances over his Rangers future, despite finishing third in the Scottish Premiership last season, it is understood Ibrox chiefs have been continuing to review their options since May.

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>Rangers have already begun a club-led summer rebuild with the likes of new CEO Jim Gillespie, executive director Fraser Thornton, technical director Dan Purdy, and consultant Stig Inge Bjørnebye working with the coaching team to add to the squad.

>Scotland international Lawrence Shankland was the first confirmed signing, joining from Hearts on a two-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.

>He moved from Tynecastle to Ibrox upon the activation of a clause in his deal that saw him move for free, having scored 20 goals in all competitions last season.

>Röhl began his coaching career at RB Leipzig, where he progressed to assisting Ralph Hasenhuttl before following him to Southampton in 2018.

>He then became assistant manager to Hansi Flick at Bayern Munich in 2019, helping the club win the Bundesliga.

>In October 2023, he became a manager for the first time, guiding Sheffield Wednesday to Championship safety, having inherited a side that earned just two points from their first 10 games and then guided them to 12th in his final season before leaving.

>He moved to Ibrox last October and finished third in the Scottish Premiership. Rangers were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the quarter-final stage and the semi-finals of the League Cup.

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