After Jack Butland’s proposal is rejected, the Rangers manager praises the Ibrox board.
The 30-year-old, who was pursued by Premier League struggling team Forest in the last days of the January transfer window, has made a significant impression since arriving to Scotland in the summer.
Clement is happy that he was able to keep the services of the former England internationalist, having disclosed that he was not even informed of the offer.
He remarked, “Without spending a lot of money, everyone in the club, including the board, has worked really hard and been really creative to bring talented players into the building.”
“We were aware going into the window that summertime spending accounted for the majority of the budget.
It’s true that the team needed to be strong when players were offered large sums of money, but you can’t be both ambitious and sell players at the same time without having players of at least the same caliber join you.
“There’s a different scenario in the summer, when you have more time to work and can get ready for the interest that is coming in a much longer market.”
In general, there were players who could have moved on to more intriguing teams and competitions, but they chose to stay, according to Clement.
“It’s definitely a significant improvement over three months ago, in my opinion.
“I am really happy about this January in that regard, because they feel like they are in a good story and can do something special together.”
“Players sometimes use all of their emotional reasons for wanting to leave, but in this case, they stated they wanted to stay at Rangers despite receiving a few offers.”
Oscar Cortes, who arrived on loan from RC Lens until the rest of the season on deadline day, was the first of three acquisitions that Rangers accomplished during the window.
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