Rangers will stick with Philippe Clement for the remainder of the season as they attempt to break the “cycle” of manager sackings, Jonny McFarlane has been told.

Speaking on The Rangers Review (13 January), McFarlane stated that a “very, very senior” Ibrox source informed him that the Light Blues administration will not remove a manager in the middle of a season.

Clement has already received a vote of confidence from Gers CEO Patrick Stewart, and following mid-season sackings in each of the last two seasons, the Belgian’s position looks to be secure regardless of the outcome.

McFarlane speculated: “The [managerial] cycle repeats – I was told by a very, very senior Rangers source at the start of this season that this cycle would be broken, that they would not sack a manager mid-season.”

Despite the Rangers’ position, the pressure to fire Philippe Clement is increasing.
While it was believed the Belgian wouldn’t be the third Gers boss in a row to be dismissed mid-season, developments at Ibrox subsequently have placed Clement on extremely precarious footing.

Not only are the Light Blues 15 points behind arch-rivals Celtic in the Premiership league, less than two weeks after defeating them, but they have also failed to qualify for the Champions League play-offs.

That failure occurred at the start of the season, resulting in the Bears missing out on a £4 million windfall from UEFA and instantly placing them at a disadvantage compared to their Old Firm opponents.

The financial distance between the two Glasgow heavyweights is widening as a result of Clement and the board’s failures this season, and any attempts to reinforce in January are likely to be stopgap measures.

Clement may have outlasted Michael Beale and Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s tenures in the two seasons preceding his arrival at Ibrox, but it remains to be seen whether the Ibrox board will keep their word.

Rangers are expected to get a £3.5 transfer windfall as a result of Bayern Munich’s final decision.

After former loan star Malik Tillman stated he wants to rejoin Bayern Munich in the future, Rangers may be due a windfall of £3.5 million

. During his season-long loan to Rangers in 2022–2023, the American international was a big success. Last summer, Tillman made his loan move from Bayern Munich to PSV Eindhoven permanent in a £12 million deal.

Rangers reportedly received a windfall of £1.2 million as the German powerhouses changed their minds about an agreement that would have allowed the Ibrox club to sign him following his loan period.

After the Bundesliga team withdrew from the deal, Rangers was compensated, and the settlement also included a 10% sell-on fee.

Rangers would be eligible for a cool bonus of £3.5 million if Bayern were to re-sign Tillman for £35 million under the terms of their buy-back agreement.

Additionally, the 22-year-old midfielder has acknowledged that his ultimate goal is to rejoin Bayern.

“They told me that they had faith in my skills on the ball when I was at Bayern Munich, but that it needed to be more aggressive,” he stated. that I needed to win more duels and second balls, fight for every ball more frequently, and recover more lost balls.

“I was informed that I would not yet be able to play for their first team. However, I hope to visit Bayern again in the future. Even so, I am aware that they already have excellent players. “My mother and many of the individuals who have followed me for years reside in Bavaria, where I grew up. The provisions in my PSV contract are well known. However, I have no plans to leave PSV during this transfer window. I fit in at the club.

Ex-FIFA official: Following a “disgraceful” incident at Ibrox, a Rangers player faces SFA action

Keith Hackett claims that Rangers striker Hamza Igamane might face retroactive action from the SFA following a “disgraceful” incident during the victory over St Johnstone.

To relieve some of the burden on the Belgian head coach, Philippe Clement’s team defeated St Johnstone 3-1 in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday, January 12.

Amid complaints from the fans, Igamane scored the first goal after 16 minutes, although he could face consequences for trying to trick the referees just before he was substituted out in the second half.

Barry Douglas gave the in-form attacker a small shove, causing him to throw himself to the ground and roll around holding his leg.

“The actions of Igamane are frankly disgraceful,” former FIFA official Hackett told Ibrox News exclusively after watching the video.

He ought to have been given a yellow card right away for blatantly simulating. The Scottish FA should examine and take corrective measures because the referee did not approve of this.

Rangers’ Hamza Igamane is in outstanding form. First and foremost, Igamane’s antics throughout the second half at Ibrox were incredibly humiliating.

The Moroccan attempted to buy his team a penalty, but Douglas’s contact was, at best, scant and did not merit the response he received.

However, his goal against St Johnstone made it 12 for the season in the Scottish Premiership and Europa League combined, which inevitably led to leave talks, so Rangers supporters will forgive him completely.

Let’s hope that those in control won’t take any retroactive action because half of those goals have come in his last five games.