According to sources, the Rangers expert has been approached by a Premier League juggernaut about a possible behind-the-scenes exit from Ibrox.
According to 1908, Zeb Jacobs has been approached by a club in the “absolute” top tier of English football about leaving Rangers. According to a story on the Dutch outlet’s website on April 23, the Gers academy director was in high demand, with a top-tier club south of the border having spoken with him, but he was not the only one in the running.
Feyenoord are making a huge push to appoint him as they attempt to replace Rini Coolen in Rotterdam. They are said to be leading the pursuit of the Belgian, who would have to serve a notice period in Glasgow under his contract, although clubs do not have to strike an agreement with Rangers to take him. Is Rangers academy chief on his way out? The Premier League club in question has not been named, but treble winners Manchester City undoubtedly meet the definition of being at the pinnacle of English football, while Arsenal and Liverpool continue to compete for the crown with Pep Guardiola’s side.
In any case, it appears like the reigning Eredivisie champions are in the best position to sign him if he is as close to leaving Rangers as has been indicated.
Such high-level interest in the 29-year-old shows that Michael Beale, who was interested in bringing the former Royal Antwerp player to Ibrox in 2021, was better suited to an assistant role rather than the manager’s position.
Jacobs was only promoted to his current post last summer, so if he quits, James Bisgrove and company will have an essential task that they may not have anticipated: filling the void he leaves behind. It will not help continuity at the top of an academy that needs to send more talent through to the senior side, but, as with the playing staff, successful figures at Rangers will be at risk of being poached by big clubs in Europe or England, with Jack Butland the most high-profile star in the squad thought to be in the running for a big-money move to the Premier League.