Philippe Clement says everyone at Rangers is working as hard as possible to strengthen the squad in the January window, but admits “things will be a lot easier in the summer”..
Speaking after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Hertha Berlin at Rangers’ winter training camp in La Manga, the manager also discussed the odd red card just after half-time and the future of Ridvan Yilmaz.While the Ibrox side were reluctant to reveal many players, Clement stressed that everyone will be looking to find those who can “give” more silverware in their quest between now and the end of the game. in season.
“Everyone is working hard to find the right players who can add something to the team,” he said.“January is always a difficult time in this regard, but everyone at the club is trying to bring players here. I can’t rate it because I know from experience that you never get everything you want.“Maybe clubs with all the money in the world can do that, but not clubs like Rangers. We will make it as good as we can this season, but it will be a lot easier in the summer.”One player said to be closer to leaving Ibrox is Ridvan Yilmaz. To dispel the rumours, Clement confirmed that the left back, who started at La Manga, is now here.. It’s the same as the situation with the rumours about players coming in,” Clement said. As long as players haven’t signed somewhere else and they are here, they are here.”
The Rangers manager was pleased with his team’s efforts during the winter training camp in Spain. He made two different starts in the 90 minutes against Hertha amid days of double sessions and intense work. However, Clement was forced to watch much of the second half away from the touchline as he received a straight red card. When the Belgian protested against the referee’s decision, he was shown a straight red card for protesting.”I don’t even want to talk about it, it doesn’t matter,” he said of the shooting.“The game was just part of this week of training and we’ve been training a lot so far. I wanted to see how we could play when we are very tired and have most of the ball. We also had the best chances.”Okay, scoreboard, but that’s not the most important thing for me right now. The most important thing for me is that the team is together all week, I’m working well and I’m physically ready to take the next steps. en the next two weeks.“We are trying to get new players and players like Nico back and give them a rhythm. The integration of the young boys into the team was also good. But I always want to win, their goalkeeper also made some good saves.”The team practiced a lot. We had fans who came to watch the team practice and they were very impressed with the intensity. That’s what we want all the time. Because of that, we lacked a bit of freshness in the game, but that’s not a problem because it will be good for us in the next two weeks..