Danny Rohl is reportedly in talks to quit Rangers and take over at RB Salzburg, putting the 37-year-old’s future at Ibrox into sharp doubt just months after he arrived. The move would come after he succeeded Russell Martin in October and steered Rangers back into the title race before the challenge unravelled late in the season.
That is why the search around Rohl has intensified now: reports in Germany say Salzburg are pushing hard to get a deal over the line. For Rangers, the timing is awkward. Rohl’s spell has already been judged against a campaign that ended with Celtic 10 points clear at the top and Rangers beaten on penalties by their old rivals in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.
Rohl’s name carries weight inside the Red Bull system because he once served as Ralph Hasenhuttl’s number two at RB Leipzig before following him to Southampton in the English Premier League. He later worked alongside Hansi Flick at Bayern Munich and with the German national team before launching his own managerial career with Sheffield Wednesday in 2023. That background makes Salzburg an obvious fit if the Austrian club decide to move.
Even so, there is no clean route out for either side. Rangers chairman Andrew Cavenagh has publicly backed Rohl to remain in post despite pressure from sections of the fanbase who want him gone after the late-season collapse. The club hierarchy has made its preference clear, but that has not stopped the exit talk from gathering pace as Salzburg try to prise him away.
What happens next now depends on whether Rangers and RB Salzburg can agree terms, and whether Rohl decides his next step lies back inside the Red Bull orbit. For Rangers, the issue is no longer just whether he can be kept; it is whether they can keep their manager at all. Rangers fans tracking the fallout can also read more in Rangers News: Danny Rohl backs board as exit talk swirls after title collapse.
