Alastair Johnston of the Rangers explains a “slightly different model” and expresses confidence in the transfer strategy.
Alastair Johnston is optimistic that Rangers’ efforts to create a better transfer model will be fruitful in the long run.
Since taking over as the manager of the Gers in October of last year, Philippe Clement has talked about the “crazy situation” in which five members of his team had expiring contracts. At the end of the current campaign, first-team players Leon Balogun, Borna Barisic, John Lundstram, Ryan Jack, and Kemar Roofe will all be let go unless they receive and accept offers for new contracts at Ibrox. “We want to bring in transfers that can make an impact right away and have added value for the next few years on the field and selling them for bigger amounts,” Clement stated.
Nils Koppen left PSV, where he was head of scouting, to take a position at Rangers as director of football recruitment on January 2. Rangers signed 22-year-old Mohamed Diomande, an Ivory Coast Under-23 international, on loan from Danish team Nordsjaelland with an eye on both the present and the future. Rangers is obligated to purchase the player.
According to reports, the Govan club is going to sign 20-year-old Brazilian left-back Jefte, who is presently on loan at APOEL in Cyprus, from Fluminense. They have also been heavily linked to Oscar Cortes, a 20-year-old Colombian winger, who would join on loan from Lens in France with the option to buy.
The former chairman and non-executive director Johnston acknowledges that the new business model at Ibrox has a “very strong influence.” Johnston remarked, “I guess historically we haven’t quite had the internal expertise to actually affect that as well as we should.” “We acknowledge that there are good and bad things in life; the more the loss, the better they perform for us. Ultimately, though, if you can maintain that business model and carry it out, our team will improve and expand over time in terms of continuing to satisfy supporters. who are certainly the number one audience that we have to cater to, to make sure that, every month of every year, Rangers are fielding as good a team as they can.
“Nils is critical to the company’s plan, and I hope his endeavors succeed. The approach off the field is much more team-oriented than it was under his predecessor, who was a rather individualistic sporting director, but it is still a little different. In addition to the evaluation and contributions that he has favored and welcomed, the manager has also encouraged a great deal more teamwork. I have a good feeling that we have the appropriate people in the right positions to carry out that plan.
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