Clement makes ‘Messi and Mbappe’ point as he discusses £3m Rangers transfer target
Rangers manager Philippe Clement will approach Hearts in a manner akin to how he did when facing Paris Saint-Germain’s elite front line, although he is cautious about the threat posed by the Ibrox-linked Lawrence Shankland.
Clement is attempting to find a balance between keeping the Hearts talisman at arm’s length and making sure that the home team also goes about their regular business ahead of Saturday’s matchup between the two sides at Ibrox. Rangers enter the 3pm encounter top of the table for the first time in 18 months.
According to reporter Peter O’Rourke, Lawrence Shankland was considered by Rangers for a January transfer window. This season, he has scored 25 goals across all competitions.
Of those, the Scottish Premiership accounted for eighteen. A count that places him In the Golden Boot competition, he is six goals ahead of Rangers’ own leading league scorer, penalty specialist James Tavernier.
On the other hand, Clement is no stranger to positioning his squad to succeed against a high-scoring offensive player. After all, while he was in the Monaco driver’s seat, he faced three of the greatest of the contemporary period.
Hearts of Lawrence Shankland take on the Rangers.
Shankland has scored more than 50% of their goals, thus stopping him is crucial, according to Clement. If you watch the entire season, that is a lot of points.
“(But it’s crucial to) not just concentrate on him and ignore everyone else. Because other males will then be the ones who really make a difference. We never play a game with only one player in mind.
same match. However, our attention was not on them. Our attention was on our path. How we should attack them as well as how we should play to stop them. That was a positive outcome.
“I always believe that we should put more emphasis on ourselves.”
Clement last season shocked PSG.
Monaco, led by Clement, defeated PSG 4-1 in 2022–2023 after a 1–1 tie at the Parc des Princes and a 3–1 victory in the Principality. Mbappe, Neymar, and Messi performed poorly defensively. enabling Les Monegasques to establish a numerical advantage and defeat their well-funded opponents in the latter third.
That particular tactical acumen explains why the Rangers, who are now leading the race for the crown,
since Clement took over for Mick Beale at Ibrox, have been such a different team.
With a 2025 contract expiration, Hearts apparently value Shankland at approximately £3 million. Cyriel Dessers, a center-forward for Rangers, is also on the rise.
There are never any easy matches in the final 16 of any European competition, and Rangers have already discovered their fate for the current Europa League season.
After leading a disorganized team to win over Real Betis on matchday six of the group stage, Gers boss Philippe Clement will relish the luxury of having the second leg at Ibrox for the two matches, which are scheduled for March 7 and 14.
Benfica is the team that Rangers will play against out of the eight teams that were not seeded
Benfica and Rangers draw in the Europa League.
Whoever claimed that the Europa League is only a secondary competition hasn’t been following the news.
Leading teams from Portugal, Germany, Spain, Italy, England, and France are still competing.
Actually, the teams that are now a point behind second in Serie A and first in the Premier League and Bundesliga are still in the running.
There were nearly twice as many goals in the play-off round this week than there were in the last 16 of the Champions League.
This is the contest to participate in.
Since Giovanni van Bronckhorst spearheaded our journey to the Europa League final, Rangers have not been in this situation.
Back then, we participated in a title race as well, but we eventually ran out of steam and bodies.
Philippe Clement has a deeper Rangers roster at his disposal and needs to strike the proper balance this season.
For instance, players not included in the Europa League roster, such as Oscar Cortes and Leon Balogun, will be important on the home front.
The Scottish Premiership must come first.
This is determined only by the funds available for Champions League qualification.
But as usual, you can be sure that Clement will not approach the match against Benfica with a lack of enthusiasm and that he will want to win it all, no matter the circumstances.
Take out your passports; we’re heading to Portugal.
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