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David Irvine

Clement confirms Rangers 'big discussions' over January transfer window

Philippe Clement has revealed he will hold "big discussions" over the January transfer window with Ibrox chiefs next week.

The Belgian manager was quizzed on whether he had plans to bolster his frontline when the window reopens at the start of next year.

But Clement was coy on any recruitment plans as he laid bare the reality of the situation with budgets not yet set.

The Rangers manager will meet with club officials to discuss the budget available in the coming days with Clement admitting there were constraints on dealings in the summer.

He said: "We're going to have big discussions about what we're going to need in January and of course what the budget will be because everything stands or falls with the budget and we felt that in the summer transfer window also in that way, that we wanted more things that we could do. 

"That was the reality. So we will see what the budget is now and my job is to get the best out of the squad available, to get the best out of everybody in that way, but also to push to make it better.

"But we will see how these talks will go in the next week."


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Hailing his side's performance in the thumping 6-0 win over Kilmarnock, Clement added: "The football that I want to see and what we spoke about the last week and the last month that it's about timing, the right runs, the right passes to get these connections on the pitch, to gel together with a lot of new players, if you see how many new players were on the pitch today also.

"So that the players get the reward also what they've been doing in the trainings and in the games. I don't think in the last two league games they were rewarded in that way because we had also good chances, but today you finished it off, not all the time because it could have been more, but like this you see the potential and the way this team can play and open up teams who want to make a low block and man marking all over the pitch. 

"I think they give a good example how we can be lethal in that way."

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