Director Nils Koppen sends PSV message as he finally gets feet under Rangers desk

On his first day of work at Ibrox, Nils Koppen, the new director of recruitment for the Rangers, delivered a message to PSV Eindhoven.

Despite the fact that Rangers made the announcement at the start of December that the former PSV scout had signed, the team was aware that Nils’s employment did not start until 2024.

The appointment completes what is a revamped Rangers Board of Recruitment with the club doing away with the Sporting Director model used during the tenure of Ross Wilson.

Ahead of what could be a busy transfer window at Ibrox, Rangers fans will be happy to see Nils Koppen starting early as he wishes former side PSV Eindhoven all the best.

Ibrox director sends PSV Eindhoven message

Taking to revamped social media platform X, Belgian national Nils Koppen, 38, thanked PSV Eindhoven after five-and-a-half years working as a scout in the Netherlands.

The recruitment guru has helped revamp the Eredivisie side’s squad into likely title winners and the incoming Gers director pointed to their hunt for title 25 in the message.

“It’s an honour and I’m very proud to start a new chapter as the Director Football Recruitment at Rangers FC,” said Koppen. “Can’t wait to get to work!

“@PSV thanks for the amazing time ! All the best for the remaining of the season & the race for #25.”

Nils Koppen initially joined PSV as a youth scout in the summer of 2018, having spent time with KRC Genk in Belgium following spells around the country’s lower leagues.

Nils Koppen officially starts with Rangers

Rangers supporters will be hopeful that going forward, Nils Koppen’s strong record with PSV Eindhoven and his connections around Europe will help the Ibrox squad.

The club’s hiring practices have recently come under heavy fire, and while there have been some successes, there have also been far too many failures.

Everyone at Rangers, including Nils Koppen, is under pressure to perform consistently, and the team is supporting their new director of recruitment in doing just that.

Although Koppen technically begins his Rangers career today, it is said that the team’s new head of recruitment, Philippe Clement, has been intimately involved in the player’s early January business.

Rangers secured a deal this January thanks in part to Nils Koppen, who brought Wolves loanee Fabio Silva to PSV Eindhoven last season.

The Belgian scout has also been linked to Eredivisie winger Million Manhoef and PSV rookie Fredrik Oppegard.

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