Rangers appoint McInnes as Röhl replacement

Rangers appoint Derek McInnes as manager on three-year deal following Danny Röhl's departure Derek McInnes becomes Rangers manager; the 54-year-old leaves Hearts after guiding club to second in the Scottish Premiership in his first season in charge; McInnes has signed a three-year deal to replace Danny Röhl, who left Ibrox to join RB Salzburg on Wednesday Wednesday 17 June 2026 19:30, UK Rangers have appointed Derek McInnes as manager on a three-year-deal after his momentous season in charge of Hearts. The 54-year-old took last season's Scottish Premiership title race to the final day, with Hearts agonisingly finishing second after a late defeat at Celtic - eight points above third-placed Rangers. McInnes replaces Danny Röhl, who has taken over at RB Salzburg after less than eight months in charge at Ibrox. - Transfer Centre LIVE! | Latest Scottish Premiership news - Got Sky? Watch now on the Sky Sports app📱 - Not got Sky? Get instant access with no contract📺 - Download the Sky Sports app and follow your club More to follow... Can McInnes bring back success at Rangers? Rangers have only won the Scottish Premiership once since 2011, and managing just one Scottish Cup and one League Cup in the same period. There is no doubt McInnes will be under pressure to deliver silverware in his first season. But Kris Boyd believes McInnes can meet expectations. "It's been a long time coming," he said. "I'm absolutely delighted he's managed to get the job and he'll be looking forward to the upcoming season. "He was very unlucky last year, he's shown that he is a good operator in Scottish football and Rangers are hoping he can continue to improve. "He's got a big summer ahead of him because Rangers do need a squad overhaul. They do need to get a good five or six players into it. "Derek has always made the best of the funds he's had available, he's been able to get and build a squad wherever he's been that has been able to challenge deep into the season. "He has shown that he can recruit players that give him and his team the best opportunity to win games, and he'll be hoping to continue that theme at Rangers. "Rangers are still a huge football club, they underperformed last season and we're hoping that Derek McInnes is a man to take them back to winning trophies on a regular basis. "Rangers do need to get back to winning trophies. It's been a long time. "You would imagine that there will be a large chunk of transfer money available for Derek to go and sign players. They will be hoping he can deliver that title. "You could argue for Derek to finish second the amount of times he did with Aberdeen and then Hearts, it's like winning the league because of the financial power that Rangers and Celtic have had over the clubs that he's been at." [Image text:] ERS G RAN UB READY