Michael Beale tells Rangers no boss will ever turn them down again after Europa League run

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Michael Beale insists Rangers’ Seville surge has transformed the Ibrox manager’s job into a gig no-one can turn down. Steven Gerrard’s former No.2 - who was yesterday unveiled as QPR boss - has been spoken about as a potential future candidate to lead Gers once Giovanni van Bronckhorst eventually departs.

But the 41-year-old expects to find himself way down the list of big-name contenders to take over in Govan after watching the Dutchman put the club back on the map with his team’s incredible charge to last month's Europa League final.

Beale - speaking as he officially started work at Loftus Road after quitting his post beside Gerrard at Aston Villa - was asked if he one day dreamed of a return to Ibrox and said: “No one turns down Glasgow Rangers. “As it stands just now I was a good assistant at Rangers.“Where Rangers are now they can secure any manager they want.“I’m just a novice manager and I have to do well here at QPR.

Do I have a lot of friends at Rangers and are friendly with the board? Yes, my links are strong.“But, when Gio eventually decides to move on they will have a host of people after the job.“The club has just played in the Europa League final.“I think they will be looking at much bigger fish than Mick Beale.”Former Liverpool kids coach Beale was handpicked by Gerrard in 2018 to be his right-hand man when the ex-Anfield skipper was tasked with rebuilding the Ibrox set-up after its flailing Premiership return.The refurbishment of the Light Blues squad into genuine championship contenders was eventually completed the season before last as Gers stormed to an unbeaten title triumph.That success sparked wild scenes round the city as the Gers faithful toasted their Invincible squad and proved to Beale - who