Philippe Clement, the manager of Rangers, has made hints that Nils Koppen is prepared to begin the Ibrox club’s transfer activity.
After Rangers defeated St Mirren 2-0, the new manager was questioned about the club’s new Director of Football.
Philippe Clement elaborated on the appointment, stating that the former KRC Genk and PSV Eindhoven player has a wealth of information about players within Rangers’ budget.
It all suggests new and early investment in emerging talent, with Nils Koppen now entrusted with improving Rangers’ Player Trading strategy.
According to Clement, “it’s a very important position.” “I want to focus on the future rather than dwelling too much on the last few months.
“Nils Koppen is a person who has a strong interest in players.” He’s got a large player network. He is a wealth of knowledge.
Additionally, he has a great deal of expertise working with data. He has the ability to guide the group.
“It’s what the club needs right now to direct recruiting and identify the top fish in this pool that we can afford to pay for.
However, since there are a lot of individuals in the same pool, we must act quickly when it comes to it.
“It is widely believed in the club that Nils (Koppen) can provide valuable assistance in that manner.”
Nils Koppen and Philippe Clement meet at Rangers
In addition, Philippe Clement has discussed a possible Rangers connection in Belgium as well as Nils Koppen from his time at KRC Genk.
However, even though both men had significant positions within the Belgian Pro League squad, Philippe Clement’s first team duties never overlapped with Nils Koppen’s Academy duties.
Moving to PSV Eindhoven only six months into Clement’s tenure, the Ibrox boss claims the club’s new Director of Football missed an almighty party as a result.
“I had been talking with all the candidates together with the members of the board,” Clement said.
“The first time I talked with Nils we said it was a pity that we missed each other in Genk. We were there six months when I was working with the first team and he was working in the academy.
After six months, he moved on to PSV, where we won the title that year, so he missed the great celebration!
“Well, I didn’t know him before our initial conversation, but I obviously got some information from his coworkers at PSV and Genk. Everyone seemed rather upbeat.
Nils Koppen was named Director of Football by Rangers last week, and he will support Philippe Clement during the much awaited January transfer window that opens next month.
Heart & Hand, Rangers’ media partners, have also refuted rumours circulated by the publication about possible departures from the team.
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