Rangers have been near-perfect for the reason that arrival of Philippe Clement, who took over a facet contemporary from a worrying begin to the season beneath Michael Beale. The previous Queens Park Rangers boss simply couldn’t get the Gers going and confronted the sack consequently. Now beneath Clement’s steering, Rangers are unbeaten of their final seven video games, and although nonetheless behind within the Scottish Premiership title race, are on track to revive some satisfaction to their marketing campaign.
In the event that they wish to attain what at the moment appear to be unthinkable heights this season, although, then they might have to make some January adjustments. And that might embrace the exit of 1 specific out-of-favour participant.
Rangers switch information
Through the summer time switch window, Rangers failed to search out the fitting replacements for the likes of Ryan Kent, Glen Kamara and Alfredo Morelos and have paid the worth ever since. Arrivals equivalent to Cyriel Dessers and Sam Lammers have struggled to essentially make their mark to this point, giving Clement a lot to consider when the January switch window swings open. In the meantime, those that the brand new supervisor doesn’t see as a part of his plans could effectively discover themselves heading for the exit door, whether or not by their alternative or Clement’s.
Amongst these gamers could possibly be Ridvan Yilmaz. In response to Turkish outlet Sport Digitale, Yilmaz is weighing up a January exit away from Rangers and his agent will maintain a chat with Clement within the coming days concerning his future. This comes after the left-back’s wrestle for sport time this season, making simply 4 begins in 12 Scottish Premiership video games. Because of Beale’s choices to exclude Yilmaz from Rangers’ Europa League squad too, Clement is unable to pick out the Turkish full-back for the competitors.
The winter window may reportedly see Besiktas, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray all return for Yilmaz’s signature following their failure to lure the Rangers man away from Ibrox in the summertime. The Gers had been eager to maintain maintain of their left-back then, nevertheless it stays to be seen whether or not that is nonetheless the case in January.
“Sensible” Yilmaz could possibly be heading for Rangers exit door
Arriving at Rangers in the summertime of 2022 in a deal price £5m, Yilmaz has since struggled to make an affect within the Scottish Premiership and has didn’t take the beginning spot from Borna Barisic at left-back. That stated, the out-of-favour full-back may have to have some persistence.
He is nonetheless solely 22-years-old and has a lot to study beneath the steering of Clement. Barisic, in the meantime, is now 31 and never getting any youthful, which means that the left-back spot must be there for the taking sooner reasonably than later.
When in type, Yilmaz is a participant who has impressed these in Scotland previously, together with Joshua Barrie, who posted on X: “Sensible play from Ridvan Yilmaz, that is the variation of choices he offers you! Runs the total size of the Livingston half driving past two males earlier than ending from vary. That is some objective out of your left again.”
So, Yilmaz clearly nonetheless has the potential to change into the principle man down the left-hand facet for Clement. It simply stays to be seen whether or not or not he stays put amid an absence of minutes at Ibrox to this point this season.