Davide Ancelotti to Rangers LIVE as Real Madrid icon's son a top target and club provide next manager update

'There's only one Ancelotti' being chanted towards the home dugout at Ibrox would have been widely regarded as the stuff of fantasy.

The thought of Carlo – the most decorated manager in Champions League history – heading to Rangers would be fanciful in the extreme but taking a shot on his son for his first managerial job is a bold play from the 49ers and Co.

Ancelotti Sr is departing for the Brazil national team and now son Davide has entered talks over becoming the permanent successor to Philippe Clement after Barry Ferguson's interim stint. The 35-year-old has been his dad's right-hand man with the Los Blancos

Football purists are keenly aware Ancelotti Jr has been biding his time for his shot at the big time but few could have guessed his name value would have earned him a crack with Rangers under construction.

The takeover led jointly by Enterprise wing of the NFL behemoths and Andrew Cavenagh has a competition date of mid-June but the 35-year-old's work will begin before then if he lands the job.

Rangers are stepping up their and you can join us LIVE for all the latest news as Ancelotti is in the mix to be the club's first Italian boss in their 152-year history.

Ancelotti Jr isn't short on wit as he reflected on his own career.

Everyone wants to become a professional player. I realised I had no talent, so I decided to study. I played in the fifth division, but I was very slow. I’m better as a coach.

Davide Ancelotti isn't short of admirers including Javi Martinez with the pair working together at Bayern Munich.

The evolution process never stops and it is more difficult to adapt for older coaches. Davide completes Carlo and helps him understand the evolution of football. Davide is incredible: prepared,