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title: "Newcastle United: Rangnick ‘out of the picture’ along with Fonseca"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2021-10-28T16:15:36Z"
modified: "2021-10-28T16:15:36Z"
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# Newcastle United: Rangnick ‘out of the picture’ along with Fonseca

**A journalist has claimed that Ralf Rangnick and Paulo Fonseca are both now ‘out of the picture’ for the Newcastle United manager job.**

### The Lowdown: Manager hunt continues

The St. James’ Park faithful have been linked with a number of different managers to take over from Steve Bruce on a permanent basis, including most recently [Lucien Favre](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/manager-news-lucien-favre-premier-league/) and [Rafa Benitez](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/manager-news-rafa-benitez-everton-premier-league-2/).

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Fonseca had been heavily linked with the role, with reports even suggesting he was [Amanda Staveley’s preferred candidate](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/manager-news-paulo-fonseca-amanda-staveley/), but [Craig Hope claimed](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/manager-news-paulo-fonseca-premier-league/) this week the former Roma boss arriving looks unlikely.

While the hunt continues, Graeme Jones will remain in temporary charge in the North East for now.

### The Latest: No Rangnick or Fonseca?

Speaking to [BILD](https://www.bild.de/video/mediathek/englische-woche/englische-woche-73074748.bild.html) (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/belief-fonseca-now-picture-newcastle-job-new-man-hottest-candidate/)), Bundesliga journalist Christian Falk has claimed that both Rangnick and Fonseca are currently ‘out of the picture’ in terms of becoming the next coach on Tyneside.

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However, he also added that they are still ‘candidates’, meaning that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) consortium could still turn to them to fill the vacancy.

### The Verdict: Not much between them

There is certainly not much between Rangnick and Fonseca, with the former having eight trophies to his name with three different clubs ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ralf-rangnick/erfolge/trainer/196)), while the latter boasts [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/paulo-fonseca/erfolge/trainer/19944) major honours.

They both have an attractive playing style, as Fonseca has been described as ‘similar’ to Chelsea and UEFA Champions League winning-boss Thomas Tuchel by his former player at Roma Henrikh Mkhitaryan ([Football London](https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/paulo-fonseca-tottenham-thomas-tuchel-20785179.amp)), while Roma chief executive Tiago Pinto believes that he is an ‘[international class](https://football-italia.net/tiago-pinto-fonseca-is-a-great-coach/)‘ tactician.

Rangnick is famous for his team’s gegenpressing, an attack-minded tactic based on making chances by winning the ball back high up the pitch ([ESPN](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/german-bundesliga/story/4218884/ralf-rangnick-on-rb-leipzigs-success-and-being-the-godfather-of-gegenpressing)), while Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp claimed that he is ‘one of the best, if not the best German coach’ ([ESPN](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/german-bundesliga/story/4218884/ralf-rangnick-on-rb-leipzigs-success-and-being-the-godfather-of-gegenpressing)), ahead of the likes of Tuchel and Julian Nagelsmann.

Nonetheless, both would be excellent choices by the new owners, should they come back into the equation.

[***In other news, find out what conversations Craig Hope has revealed about Fonseca and the Magpies job here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/manager-news-paulo-fonseca-premier-league/)