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ANCELOTTI DESPERATELY WANTS THE JOB AND HAS PUT RANGERS AHEAD OF OFFERS FROM BACK HOME IN ITALY 22:00, 31 May 2025Updated 08:43, 01 Jun 2025 Davide Ancelotti has told Rangers bosses he’s
ready to step out of his legendary father’s shadow and be a success in his own right. The Ibrox club are set to make a next boss call on Ancelotti or Russell Martin in the early part of next
week as the American revolution swings into action. Rangers' new US owners completed their takeover on Friday and are preparing to name their man after holding a final round of talks
this weekend. Ancelotti desperately wants the job and has put Rangers ahead of offers from back home in Italy including newly-promoted Serie A side Pisa. The 35-year-old has been assistant
to his dad Carlo at Bayern Munich, Napoli, Everton and most recently Real Madrid. He could have followed his old man who has now taken over the Brazil national side. But having mulled over
his future last week on a family holiday, Ancelotti has decided he is ready to take the next step and become an outright number one. Article continues below It’s understood the fresh start
under new owners Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises excites the Italian who has sold his Ibrox blueprint on the club in a series of interviews. New sporting director Kevin Thelwell
officially starts work on Monday morning - which will mark 99 days since Philippe Clement was sacked - and is set to make a final decision in the coming days. Thelwell has been leading the
hunt backed by 49ers Enterprises technical director Gretar Steinsson. Former Southampton boss Martin is also understood to have impressed in interviews. Martin was sacked by Saints in
December with the club bottom of the Premier league on just five points from 16 games but feels ready to jump back into top level management. Francesco Farioli and Brian Priske had also been
sounded out while Steven Gerrard took himself out of the running after talks. The new boss will be backed to the tune of almost £20m under the new owners’ initial investment. They know the
clock is ticking on getting a squad in place and ready to hit the ground running with the qualifiers for the Champions League just 51 days away. Rangers players return for pre-season
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