Davide Ancelotti ‘on radar' of historic Spanish club as Rangers face battle to land managerial target

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DAVIDE ANCELOTTI appears to be one of the last two names in contention to be the next Rangers manager.
But he has suitors elsewhere too.
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Davide Ancelotti has been working under dad Carlo for 13 years
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He now looks set to embark on his own managerial adventure
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It's been a couple of weeks since Ancelotti, 35, emerged as one of the leading contenders to take over at Ibrox.
With the search for the new Rangers boss nearing its conclusion, Ancelotti and Russell Martin look to be the last two names in the frame.
Steven Gerrard is reportedly no longer in the running with the former Gers boss set to pull out of the race to making a stunning Light Blues return.
It's claimed the 44-year old and his family have opted to stay in the Middle East, where they've been living since Gerrard was appointed Al-Ettifaq boss back in January 2023.
Ancelotti, son of legendary manager Carlo, remains a firm contender to be Philippe Clement's permanent replacement at Ibrox.
He's been working as his father's assistant since 2016 but has decided not to join him on the Brazil national team's coaching staff.
Speaking early this week, Carlo revealed that Davide was in talks with "other clubs," suggesting that it wasn't only Rangers who were interested in hiring him.
Reports in Italy have since claimed that Serie A newcomers Pisa are monitoring Ancelotti, with their boss Filippo Inzaghi looking increasingly likely to head for the exit door.
Now, reports in Spain claim Ancelotti has caught the eye of one of the country's top clubs.
Estadio Deportivo say that Deportivo La Coruna have him on their radar.
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A fallen giant of Spanish football, they're currently in the second tier.
With one game left to go, promotion back to La Liga is well out of reach with Depor languishing in 15th place.
Current boss Oscar Gilsanz is already in place but his future is very much uncertain, although he has managed to keep them in the division comfortably.
Deportivo's current plight is a far cry from their glory days of two decades ago.
A club from the relatively small city A Coruna, they defied the odds to win the La Liga title in 2000, the first and only league triumph in their history.
Depor also won the Copa del Rey in 2002 and were fixtures in the Champions League.
They were quarter-finalists in 2001 and 2002 before reaching the semi-finals in 2004.
Their golden era began to decline and they became mid-table team.
In 2011, they were relegated to the second tier but bounced back immediately.
However, they ended up being relegated again on the final day of the 2012/13 season and were headed for insolvency.
That didn't happen and they were promoted back to La Liga again, this time enjoying a four-year stay back in the top flight before being relegated again.
This time, the decline only got worse and in 2020, Depor were shockingly relegated to the third tier, 20 years on from being crowned champions of Spain.
They struggled to get out of that level until finally being promoted back to the Segunda Division last year.
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