Tue 14 October 2025 13:52, UK

Rangers are moving quickly to hire Kevin Muscat as their new manager.

Muscat is currently in charge of Chinese Super League leaders Shanghai Port, who have four games left to play in order to find out if they will be crowned Chinese champions for the third successive season.

It seems that Rangers are now willing to wait until the Chinese season finishes in order to appoint the Australian as Russell Martin‘s permanent successor.

However, Shanghai Port’s campaign does not finish until late November, meaning that Andrew Cavenagh and Paraag Marathe will have to find a short-term solution to their dug-out vacancy.

Shanghai Port have four games left against Qingdao Hainiu (17 October), Shandong Yaishan (26 October), Zhejiang (31 October) and Dalian Zhizing (22 November).

They have a two-point lead at the top of the table in a four-way race for the Chinese Super League title.

Understandably, Muscat will want to see that out before taking the job at Ibrox after Steven Gerrard rejected a return to Rangers last week.

It means that the Light Blues need to draft up a short-term solution.

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