Rangers hold talks with QPR's Beale over boss' job

Michael Beale, right, spent three years at Ibrox as part of Steven Gerrard's coaching staff

Rangers have held talks with Michael Beale about the Queens Park Rangers manager becoming Giovanni van Bronckhorst's successor.

Other candidates have also been considered and spoken to, but the 42-year-old is their number one target.

An appointment could potentially be made by Rangers next week.

Beale took over at Loftus Road in the summer with the side currently seventh in the Championship following a run of four defeats from five games.

Van Bronckhorst, who was in the job for just 12 months, was sacked earlier this month with Rangers nine points behind Celtic in the Scottish Premiership title race.

The Ibrox side also recorded the Champions League's worst ever group stage campaign, despite making it to last season's Europa League final.

Under Gerrard, Rangers halted Celtic's bid for 10 league titles in 2021, with Beale then following the former Liverpool captain to Aston Villa the following campaign.

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