Philippe Clement shares Rangers transfer profit plan as Nordsjaelland model the key to survivalent
In Africa, Nordsjaelland has the right to dream. However, Philippe Clement believes Rangers should start following Danes’ lead and establishing talent production as a top priority in Glasgow.
Just now, the Ibrox owner attacked the Scandinavian star factory in an attempt to steal Mohamed Diomande. Gers will have to pay £4.3 million this summer to acquire the highly-rated Ivory Coast Under-23 player, should the first loan become permanent. The new manager of the 22-year-old midfield prodigy is confident that the money was properly spent, and the large Belgian thinks the deal will turn a profit in the years to come.
But Clement has admitted that if the Gers maintain depending on other people to train their first squad, their chances of competing with their competitors both domestically and internationally will be severely limited. Nordsjaelland has achieved success in that area because of a partnership with Ghana’s renowned Right to Dream program.
Under the terms of the deal, the Danes are able to sign some of the top young African players and then transfer them to Europe, where they are consistently sold for enormous profits. Thanks to RTD alums like Mohammed Kudus and Kamaldeen Sulemana, who are currently playing for West Ham and Southampton in England, they have amassed millions of dollars.
The £18 million move of Diomande’s former teammate Ibrahim Osman to Davie Moyes‘ Hammers could overshadow the Diomande-to-Gers deal this month. And Clement believes the Light Blues should take a cue from it.
“Of course,” he said. “That’s one of the parts I have been talking about also with the club.
“From the first day I stepped into the building they knew about that and it was one of the reasons, also, that they finally chose me. I have always been busy with the development of young players.
“Look at Genk where we had Leandro Trossard who was a young player who came through. Sander Berge was another young player who went to Sheffield United. Jhon Lucumi we got as a young player at 18 from Colombia. Joakim Maehle is at Atalanta now and he was also a really young player.
“So it’s an important thing because you cannot survive as a club if you only spend. If you don’t make profit the club cannot survive. So we need to find a model that turns a profit out of transfers.
“It’s crucial because you cannot survive as a club in Europe, where things are evolving, if you don’t have that model. You need to get players in and after a period of time sell them for profit.
“You either do that or you need to have an investor who puts crazy money in every year. We are not a club like that so we need to have a transfer model to grow.
“If you don’t grow you go backwards because there are other teams that are growing in Europe. And in the league also. So you need this model, it’s really clear.”
Regarding Diomande’s integration into his team, Clement has a very specific idea in mind. The new signing’s Premiership match against St Mirren in Paisley this afternoon will come too soon because he is still awaiting approval from the home office for his visa application.
However, the Ibrox manager is eager to involve his fresh midfield talent. “Diomande possesses a great deal of adaptability,” stated the Light Blues manager.
“He can play in defensive midfield, he can play offensive, No.10, six and eight. He’s even played left full-back or left winger, so it’s someone with good technical qualities and a lot of running capacity. That’s the interesting thing, he has discipline in his game to be able to play defensively, but he’s also got a creative side.
“I don’t yet know when he will be able to play. Like I said I first want to see his physical abilities and how he is.
“He needs to adapt to the group and to the way of playing, everything. He is a signing who is not here for the next month, he is here for the next few years.
“It’s about how fast he takes the steps. It’s not like he comes in and just gets his place in the team – no, you need to perform for that. You need to show that on the training pitch and you need to show that in the games.”
Steven Davis is checking out at Ibrox after making the decision to hang up his boots, while Diomande is checking in. Clement’s ability to affect the game as a seasoned Ibrox figure has been diminished due to a severe knee injury. Yet, he has extended an invitation to join his back-room team and expects to use it around the training grounds.
After Davis’ brief tenure as interim manager, Clement worked with the Northern Irishman for a few weeks. He stated: “Honestly, I don’t know Davo that long but it was intense already because you step into a new club.”
“I requested that the club keep collaborating with the on-site staff to get to know everyone, as it was crucial for me to quickly become acquainted with the club.” We didn’t have six weeks to prepare, so there was no time to waste and we had to make the proper choices right away.
“Davo was a big help in that regard. We had a great working relationship until he abruptly decided he wanted to continue playing and return after recovering. After doing that for a few months, he decided to stop.
“Now that he’s a legend of the club and I liked our working relationship, my staff is always open if he wants to return one day.” He is a person that leads by example in the dressing room, so having him in the building is always exciting.
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