According to a Daily Record article, Philippe Clement wants Rangers to commit to him for the long term before accepting the manager’s position at Ibrox.
In the Ibrox dugout, Clement wants an assurance that he would have enough time to have an impact, according to a report in the newspaper published online on October 13.
Giovani van Bronckhorst and Michael Beale were both granted just 12 and 10 months before being fired, respectively, and the Belgian is believed to be worried by their brief terms in office.
Giovani van Bronckhorst and Michael Beale, who were granted barely 12 and 10 months, respectively, before being fired, are reported to have worried the Belgian about their brief terms in office.
Clement only lasted 18 months in charge of Monaco in his previous role. He is also being linked with Al-Shabab in Saudi Arabi, though Alan Nixon wrote on Friday (13 October) that Rangers are hoping to appoint him over the weekend.
The main problem is that you rarely get time in modern football. This is especially true at Rangers, where there is a clear drive for immediate success.
Van Bronckhorst and Beale learned the hard way that you don’t have to do something particularly stupid to find a solution when times are tight.
No one is arguing that either manager in particular needed more time to get things back on track, but eventually the board must support a manager and give them the chance to catch up to Celtic, the other team in the Old Firm.
Only time will tell if Clement is the best candidate to lead that team, and the Belgian has the daunting task of managing a group that added nine new players over the summer.
Rangers are unlikely to make a similar commitment in the near future, so you get the impression that, for the time being at least, he is more concerned with developing the players he already has than making significant changes in January.
