Rangers appoint Philippe Clement as new manager

Philippe Clement has been announced as the new manager of Rangers.

The Belgian has signed a three-and a-half year deal to officially take over at the club.

Clement was most recently manager of Monaco after finding success in his home country, winning league titles with both Genk and Club Brugge.

He guided Monaco to a third placed finish in his first season in France but was sacked after finishing sixth in his second campaign.

The Ibrox side have been on a hunt for a new manager after the sacking on Michael Beale at the beginning of the month.

Beale revamped his squad in the summer but failed to get the club moving in the right direction.

He left them seven points behind Celtic in the Premiership and also failed to make it to the Champions League group stages after a 7-3 aggregate qualifying defeat to PSV.

Speaking upon his appointment, Clement said: “I am honoured to have been appointed as the new manager of Rangers Football Club and I’d like to thank the board for giving me this opportunity. I am hugely excited by this chance to achieve success at one of Europe’s most iconic clubs across four competitions in what remains of this season and beyond.

“I am looking forward to meeting with the players in the coming days and to meeting our supporters at next Saturday’s home match with Hibernian, as we set out together to create a successful, winning Rangers.”

Rangers Chairman, John Bennett added: “I would like to offer my warm congratulations to Philippe as he becomes our 19th manager.

“His appointment comes at the end of a carefully planned and comprehensive recruitment process. A team led by our CEO James Bisgrove, members of the board, and former Rangers player and manager Graeme Souness, has spent the last 10 days interviewing several high calibre candidates, with those individuals undergoing a rigorous interview and vetting process. We thank all candidates for their interest in the position.

“Philippe proved to be the outstanding candidate across all the key criteria, reinforced by his track record of winning titles and I wish him every success as he leads us forward.”

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