Rangers have sacked Philippe Clement as their supervisor.
The Scottish aspect have parted methods with the 50-year-old with a 2-0 defeat to St Mirren at Ibrox leaving them 13 factors adrift of Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic.
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Rangers’ defeat to St Mirren was their first since 1991, with Gers experiencing quite a few different setbacks this season.
Their Scottish Cup hopes have been ended by Championship aspect Queen’s Park and misplaced the League Cup ultimate to Celtic – the Europa League stays their solely probability of silverware this season.
The choice to dismiss the Belgian boss comes simply seven months after he was given a one-year contract extension and solely weeks after appointing his new assistant, Issame Charai.
A membership assertion learn: “Rangers Soccer Membership can verify it has tonight parted firm with males’s first-team supervisor, Philippe Clement.
“The membership wish to placed on report their honest due to Philippe for his laborious work and dedication throughout his spell in cost.
“An additional replace from the membership will comply with sooner or later.”
Final month, Rangers chief govt Patrick Stewart publicly backed Clement, regardless of mounting strain from followers.
The previous Manchester United govt, who joined the Ibrox boardroom in December, admitted sacking the supervisor would have been ‘the simple choice’ in response to fan frustration.
Stewart argued that his expertise at Previous Trafford confirmed that frequent managerial modifications are ineffective.
Nevertheless, he acknowledged that Clement wanted to ship higher outcomes, providing no ‘cast-iron ensures’ over his future.
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Regardless of Stewart reaffirming his assist for Clement following the Scottish Cup exit, the continued poor kind had left the membership with no alternative.
Stewart will now oversee the seek for Rangers’ fifth everlasting supervisor since November 2021.
Clement has been on the aspect since 2023 after spells at Genk, Membership Brugge and Monaco.
Throughout his time at Rangers, the aspect gained the Scottish League Cup as soon as, which got here final season.
Former supervisor Steven Gerrard has been linked with the position however talkSPORT understands he can be unlikely to take it earlier than April as a result of potential tax points in Saudi Arabia.
Regardless of troublesome spells in control of Aston Villa and Saudi Arabian membership Al Ettifaq, Gerrard is revered by Rangers followers following his three-year spell on the helm in Glasgow.
The spotlight noticed Rangers declare the Scottish Premiership title within the 2020/21 season, stopping rivals Celtic from attaining an unprecedented ten-in-a-row within the course of.
Rangers subsequent face Kilmarnock and Motherwell within the league earlier than they tackle Turkish aspect Fenerbahce within the Europa League.