According to Sky Sports, Kevin Thelwell, the outgoing director of football at Everton, will join Rangers. Since February this year, Patrick Stewart, the CEO of Rangers, has been looking for a new sporting director and seems to have selected the 51 - year - old candidate. Before moving to Everton from the New York Red Bulls in 2022, Thelwell has also worked at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County and Preston North End. Thelwell confirmed in March this year that he would leave Everton when his contract expires. During this period, the club has gone through a series of structural changes.

During his three - year tenure at the Premier League club, he has experienced many difficult times, including dealing with the PSR rules, points deductions, relegation battles and coaching changes. Nevertheless, under his management, Everton has received 226 million pounds in transfer fees through six transfer windows, while the expenditure is only 145 million pounds. In contrast, nine Premier League teams spent more than 100 million pounds in the summer transfer window last year. Despite the frequent off - field problems and limited funds, Thelwell is about to leave under the leadership of Moyes, with Everton's form improving and the new stadium being opened in the new season.

It is understood that Thelwell has recently met with the Rangers' senior management and visited the club's facilities in Glasgow. In addition, Rangers is about to be acquired by American investors. Health tycoon Andrew Cavanagh and 49ers Enterprises are close to reaching an agreement to gain control of Ibrox Stadium.