Rangers will not be appointing Kevin Muscat at their new head coach, Sky Sports News understands.

​​Talks between the Rangers hierarchy and Muscat were at an advanced stage but ultimately an agreement between all parties couldn’t be found.

Muscat is currently in charge of Shanghai Port – they are top of the Chinese Super League with the former Ibrox player trying to secure the title.

It’s understood Rangers remain in talks with other potential candidates.

‘EMBARRASING!’ What Boyd said on Rangers’ managerial recruitment

News of Kevin Muscat’s proposed move to become Rangers manager being off comes hours after Kris Boyd slammed the Rangers board for their process of recruiting a replacement for Russell Martin.

“There’s something broken within the football club right now,” Boyd said to Sky Sports.

“The fans are fed up, it’s been a long time since Rangers have been a successful football club.

“There’s an expectation to go and win trophies. But first of all you’ve got to win games to do that. There are a lot more problems that lie deeper than the manager. Russell Martin has been removed from his duties, you see the same things are happening again.

“There’s no togetherness from the stands to the hierarchy. They feel as if the clubs are going one way. The fans are putting their money in.

“It isn’t as if Russell Martin was doing really well. Two weeks ago he was removed from his role. The five or six weeks before that was just as bad.

“Surely that succession plan, you’ve got someone in place or you’re already speaking with someone. The drawn-out process over the course of the last two weeks have been embarrassing for the football club.”

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