Rangers to blame as head coach claims ‘the issue is with them’ over loan deal

Rangers were blasted by a Scottish Premiership head coach at the weekend over the termination of Alex Lowry’s loan deal.

Steven Naimsith, a former Rangers striker and current Hearts manager,

had slammed the Ibrox club over the loan termination of midfielder Alex Lowry.

The 20-year-old prospect joined Tynecastle on a season-long loan deal in the summer,

but his time in the capital was cut short after only 17 appearances,

sparking a war of words between the clubs after Lowry returned with an injury that Gers boss Philippe Clement claimed the club was unaware of.

“I mentioned that Alex Lowry returned,

and our plan was to put him on loan because it was crucial for him to obtain playing time like he did at Hearts, but he returned with an injury that we were unaware of.

He will be out for six to eight weeks, and it will be quite tough to place him on loan,” stated the Belgian manager.

“We’re all disappointed for Alex and for ourselves because it was the perfect scenario to let him play (on loan) for a year and then make an informed decision. Now that will be difficult,

and with our current team, it will be difficult to offer him minutes here,

” Clement remarked. However, Gorgie manager Naismith refuted Clement’s accusations,

claiming that Rangers are to fault for the Lowry situation and pointing to an internal issue at his old club

Rangers.”I think that’s more to do with internal communication between their departments than anything to do with us,” Naismith said.

“With any loan player, nothing can be done without the parent club’s approval. Rangers had complete control of Alex the entire time.

So it must be a communication problem with them,” said the 37-year-old. There were less problems for Clement on the pitch at the weekend,

as Cyriel Dessers’ 12th goal of the season helped them defeat St Mirren 1-0, keeping the pressure on league leaders Celtic,

who are presently five points ahead but have played one more game than their Old Firm opponents.

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