{"id":290330,"date":"2023-10-07T00:42:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T00:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290330"},"modified":"2023-10-07T00:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T00:42:33","slug":"frank-lampard-is-out-of-the-running-to-become-new-rangers-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/frank-lampard-is-out-of-the-running-to-become-new-rangers-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Lampard is OUT of the running to become new Rangers boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Frank Lampard is OUT of the running to become the new Rangers boss despite holding talks with the club&#8230; as ex-Monaco coach Philippe Clement and former Gers defender Kevin Muscat emerge as front-runners<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rangers are searching for a new manager after sacking Michael Beale last week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>However, Frank Lampard is out of the running despite holding talks with the club<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Frank Lampard is out of the running to become Rangers boss as the club prepare to begin final-stage interviews next week.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Chelsea, Everton and Derby manager was open to the possibility of moving to Ibrox and is understood to have held preliminary talks.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lampard will not figure in the next round of discussions as Rangers seek to close in on Michael Beale\u2019s successor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Beale was sacked last week after his side&#8217;s 3-1 defeat to Aberdeen on Saturday, which left the Gers already seven points behind Celtic after just seven games of the Scottish Premiership season.<\/p>\n<p>It was their third league loss, while they also missed out on qualifying for the Champions League after a 7-3 hammering on aggregate by PSV in the play-off round.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/00\/76267299-0-image-a-59_1696635417940.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Frank Lampard won&#8217;t become the new Rangers manager despite holding talks with the club<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/00\/76267301-0-image-a-60_1696635436486.jpg\" height=\"474\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Gers need a new boss after sacking Michael Beale following a poor start to the season<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Beale was only appointed last November after he had impressed at QPR in what was his first managerial role.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reports in Belgium claim ex-Monaco boss Philippe Clement \u2014 who won Belgian titles with Club Brugge and Genk \u2014 held discussions with the Ibrox club earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Yokohama F. Marinos coach Kevin Muscat is another leading contender, while\u00a0<span>Mail Sport<\/span> revealed ex-Bournemouth and Fulham boss Scott Parker would be interested\u00a0in the role.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is a continuing determination by Rangers not to rush an appointment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/00\/76267311-0-image-m-65_1696635449582.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/00\/76267309-0-image-m-66_1696635456546.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Muscat (left) and Philippe Clement (right) have emerged as the front-runners for the role<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/00\/76256525-0-image-a-67_1696635668379.jpg\" height=\"393\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rangers have lost three of their first seven league games and are seven points behind Celtic<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has suggested that Derek McInnes, the Kilmarnock boss and ex-Rangers midfielder, should be considered for the vacant post at Ibrox.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers, whose side host Killie in the Premiership today, said: \u2018He is someone who I am sure would be in contention. He has history there at the club.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Rangers favourite Steven Davis is currently interim boss but saw the Scottish giants lose 2-1 to Cypriot champions Aris Limassol in the Europa League in his first game\u00a0in charge on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Gers &#8211; who currently lie third in the league &#8211; travel to second place St Mirren on Sunday, with the game kicking off at 12PM.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12604181\/Frank-Lampard-Rangers-Monaco-Philippe-Clement-Gers-Kevin-Muscat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Lampard is OUT of the running to become the new Rangers boss despite holding talks with the club&#8230; 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