Rangers boss Philippe Clement wants to keep Northern Ireland U21 international at Ibrox after recently leaving the first team
Rangers boss Philippe Clements admits talks are underway to keep former Linfield winger Ross McCausland at Ibrox for the foreseeable future.
Northern Ireland striker McCausland, 20, has begun to make his mark at Ibrox this season and Clement is hoping to extend his contract, which expires next summer.
Rangers signed McCausland from Linfield in 2019 for a reported fee of £60,000.
“He knows I believe in his future, so it’s important that he and his family make the right choice and I think the right choice is to stay here.
” Meanwhile, Clement praised how quickly his Rangers team have improved in his short time as boss.
Last month, the Belgian took over from Michael Beale, who left after the Light Blues – who were eliminated in the Champions League qualifiers and beaten at home by Celtic – were heard booing again after the defeat 3-3 against Aberdeen.
in Ibrox.
Under Clement, Rangers are unbeaten in six games – collecting five wins and a draw – and a 2-1 Europa League win over Sparta Prague on Thursday means a home win against Aris Limassol at the end of this month will ensure progression to the knockout round of the play-offs.
with a trip to Group C leaders Real Betis to progress and top spot is still achievable.
The former Genk, Club Brugge and Monaco boss is pleased with the progress made at Ibrox so far, ahead of the Premiership clash with Livingston in West Lothian on Sunday.
“The whole team still doesn’t know what to do in each situation, we’re still dealing with it but it’s normal, it’s been three and a half weeks, it’s really very short”, Clément, who confirmed the young striker Ross McCausland, said.
are “negotiating” a new contract.
“But it’s important that they start learning what to do as a team in each formation and they get better and better at it.
Everything becomes faster and more fluid because it becomes more natural.
“We don’t work with robots or machines, we work with people.
You don’t know what’s going to happen, there are a lot of things you can’t control.
“At the moment, the players are really focused, really focused on each match and they are taking big steps, faster.
“And I have to say this was the fastest the team I’ve ever worked with responded because of the focus, perhaps also because it came from a very low and profound place and she recognized that.
“I know that if everyone starts doing things together, we will create a good team, create many opportunities, not leave much behind and then it will be a matter of fine-tuning
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