Summary:
Former Rangers defender Christian Nerlinger has turned down the chance to become the club's new football operations officer.

Full article:
By . Graeme Croser . Christian Nerlinger has delivered a blow to Rangers chief executive Graham Wallace by rejecting the chance to become the club’s new football operations officer. The German, who played for Rangers between 2001 and 2004, held talks with Wallace about returning to Ibrox and filling a role similar to the one he previously held at Bayern Munich. The pair met twice in recent weeks but Sportsmail understands that, after careful consideration, 41-year-old Nerlinger has decided to decline. Turned down: Former Rangers player Christian Nerlinger will not become their football operations officer . Discussions: Rangers chief executive Graham Wallace has held unproductive talks with Nerlinger . The appointment of a new football figurehead was one of the key recommendations of Wallace’s 120-day business review of the club. Had Nerlinger accepted, he would have been responsible for player identification and recruitment. Rangers boss Ally McCoist would have welcomed assistance in that department but any new appointee would essentially have assumed some of the manager’s duties. Ultimately, McCoist is understood to favour the establishment of a new scouting system, an area that has been neglected during the attempts to recover from financial meltdown. Familiar face: German Nerlinger played at Ibrox between 2001 and 2004 .