Rangers manager makes Monopoly analogy about transfer window

Rangers manager makes Monopoly analogy about transfer window

Rangers manager makes Monopoly analogy about transfer window

Philippe Clement’s major priority over the past few weeks has been to bolster his Rangers team with fresh players, enhancing the Ibrox

club’s prospects of winning the Scottish Cup, Europa League, and Premiership in the second half of the season.

At his pre-match press conference yesterday at Auchenhowie, Clement barely mentioned the tough fourth round encounter against

part-time League Two underdogs Dumbarton at The Rock this evening.

The game will only go forward if the pitch passes a 1pm inspection.

He was questioned about whether Ridvan Yilmaz was dedicated to the cause (which he assured reporters he wasdespite constant

rumors that the left back would be moving on), whether Aberdeen’s Connor Barron had been singled out (he declined to discuss

specific players), and whether he was any closer to closing any deals (he had no updates to provide despite ongoing talks with a number of individuals).

When the January transfer window ends and he can focus exclusively on mentoring

his players on the practice field and officiating

games from the dugout, the Belgian said that he will be relieved. It’s a really busy spell, he remarked.

“You can take a little break on February 1 after this period ends.”

Nevertheless, the former manager of Genk, Club Brugge, and Monaco nonetheless found time over the winter break to assess his

squad’s composition as well as recent transfer activity and identify areas that will require future improvement.

The fact that so many of his players (Kemar Roofe, Leon Balogun, Ryan Jack, Jon McLaughlin, John Lundstram, and Borna Barisic)

have expiring contracts at the end of the 2023–2024 season does not impress him.

He also feels – possibly because of the funds, or lack of them, which are being made available to him by the board at the moment –

there should be far more of an emphasis on developing and then cashing in on young talents going forward.

Clement, though, is confident that his associates are just as concerned with their long-term

ambitions as they are with their short and medium-term goals.

He declared, “We have a whole plan.” It is crucial that everyone is in agreement throughout this time.

The group is eager to put forth some effort.

It ought to fit within the allocated funds. I am aware that we are not the richest club in the planet. We aim to bring in transfers that

will not only provide value over the following few years and enable them to be sold for higher prices,

but also have an immediate impact.

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