Danny Rohl has told Rangers that he has pulled out of the race to become the next Ibrox boss

The former Sheffield Wednesday manager spoke with Andrew Cavenagh and Paarag Marathe last week and were impressed by the German.

However, the 36-year-old informed the Ibrox club that he is no longer interested in continuing discussions.

Rohl becomes the second manager to withdraw from the process as Steven Gerrard knocked the Gers back last weekend.

The Light Blues sacked Russell Martin after only 123 days in charge and have still yet to find his replacement.

Kevin Muscat looks set to become the Govan club’s new head coach as talks have been progressing well.

The Shanghai Port manager currently has his side top of the Chinese Super League as they close in on a second successive league title.

The Teddy bears are back in league action this weekend against Dundee United and it’s expected Neil McCann is set to be in caretaker charge for that fixture.