Giovanni van Bronckhorst has come from nowhere to sit second favourite for the Rangers job, according to the latest bookmakers’ odds.
Sky Bet priced the Ibrox all-time great at 6/4 on Wednesday afternoon to take the vacant post following a dramatic drop in his odds.
Former Rangers left-back Van Bronckhorst is now second only to long-time favourite, the Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes (4/9).
Van Bronckhorst, who spent three trophy-laden years at Rangers from 1998 before joining Arsenal for £12million, was a rank outsider to succeed Pedro Caixinha but he has leapfrogged previous second favourite Graeme Murty, who has drifted to 12/1..
The 42-year-old is currently in charge of Feyenoord, who he guided to the Eredivisie title last season in what was the Dutch side’s first league success in 18 years.
But Feyenoord languish sixth in the table after a poor start – 12 points behind leaders PSV.
The former Holland international who won 106 caps for his country, claimed two titles, two Scottish Cups and a League Cup under Dick Advocaat in Glasgow.
OPINION
There would be dancing in the streets of the blue half of Glasgow if Van Bronckhorst was appointed the club’s new manager. A bona fide Ibrox great, he was an outstanding player and has made the leap into a top-class manager. In two full seasons at Feyenoord, his first managerial post, GVB, as he is known to the Rangers faithful, has won the Dutch Cup and steered the club to their first league title in 18 years ahead of big guns Ajax and PSV Eindhoven.