The former Fulham and Bayern Munich manager, Felix Magath, has bought a 1% stake in Rangers and reportedly wants to take up the role as the club’s technical director.

Magath bought the stake last year and has held discussions with one of the many groups that are looking to take control of the Glasgow side but is not looking to take over from Ally McCoist as the club’s permanent manager.

Magath was sacked by Fulham in September after what he described as a “catastrophe” of a start to the season that saw them pick up just one point in their first seven games in the Championship, a run that left them joint bottom of the table.

There was also much disquiet among the players who questioned Magath’s methods on the training ground. Brede Hangeland, who left Craven Cottage in the summer for Crystal Palace and whose thigh injury Magath once tried to treat with cheese, said: “He was very difficult to work with. His main tool is to try to physically and mentally batter his players and then hopefully get some results out of that.

“Is that the right fit for English football? I don’t think so. Rather than help us avoid relegation, it made things worse. He is not the right man to get the club back up and things will get worse before they get better.”

Despite his unsuccessful stint at Fulham, Magath has said that he would be keen to work in English football once more: “If I received an offer from a club in London that would be tempting. I would like to live and work there for a few years. A bigger factor in any decision is obviously the situation of the club offering me a job. What I’m looking for is a truly solid, well-led club.”