Reported Rangers manager target Graham Potter is being lined up by Serie A champions Napoli as the Ibrox club’s hunt for a new boss continues.
That’s according to the likes of the Daily Mail, who claim that the ex-Chelsea coach could move to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium should the Italian side sack Rudi Garcia.
Despite lifting the Serie A championship last season – and swatting aside Rangers in the Champions League – Italian coach Luciano Spalletti left the club at the end of the campaign.
In has come Spanish coach Rudi Garcia and Napoli are now 5th in the Serie A table after five games with a 3-1 home defeat to Fiorentina heaping the pressure on the ex-Lille, AS Roma and Marseille boss.
Now, reports have claimed Graham Potter is a genuine option for Napoli with the ink barely dry on press reports linking the ex-Brighton and Chelsea boss to the vacant Rangers manager’s job.
Graham Potter linked to Napoli as Rangers manager hunt continues
Graham Potter was one of the first names linked to replace Michael Beale but as quickly as the links appeared, sounds within the Englishman’s camp were pouring cold water on the situation.
One of the highest-rated managers available as a free agent, Graham Potter is also not the only manager being linked to Napoli should they make the call on Rudi Garcia.
The report mentions Argentine coach and ex-Rive manager Marcelo Gallardo – another free-agent who has been linked to Rangers – as well as ex-Marseille manager Igor Tudor.
Rangers fans will getting used to Europe’s top clubs being linked to potential new manager targets by now with another top name linked elsewhere this week.
Whilst Rangers are not believed to have made an approach for ex-Eintracht Frankfurt manager Oliver Glasner, the Austrian coach is now being linked to Spanish giants Sevilla.
As for Rangers, the hunt for a new manager continues with the sounds getting louder around Belgian boss and ex-Club Brugge manager Philippe Clement.
