'Rangers' Clement backing faces ultimate test' - gossip

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Recently appointed Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart's public backing of Philippe Clement faces the ultimate test following Sunday's home defeat by Queen's Park in the Scottish Cup that leaves the Belgian manager facing a trophyless season unless their side win the Europa League. (Daily Record)

Rangers manager Philippe Clement says the Ibrox club "wanted more" signings during the January transfer window and "didn't achieve all the goals that we wanted". (Sky Sports)

Rangers are set to enter new contract talks with 26-year-old midfielder Ianis Hagi, whose current deal ends in the summer, in the coming weeks. (Football Insider)

Celtic were keen to bring Kieran Tierney's free transfer forward to January, but the 27-year-old Scotland defender and Arsenal decided together he would remain with Mikel Arteta's squad until the summer despite his lack of game time. (The Athletic)

Kyogo Furuhashi's agent, Joel Pannick, says the 30-year-old had clubs from all over the world expressing an interest in his services, but the Japan striker joined Rennes from Celtic to improve his World Cup selection chances despite more lucrative contracts offered elsewhere. (The Times)

As he was paraded as a new signing by Spanish club Leganes along with former Rangers left-back Borna Barisic, Duk said he went AWOL from Aberdeen last summer after his agent and the Scottish Premiership outfit "had a little bit of an argument", but the 24-year-old forward did not wish to reveal further details. (The National)

Australia winger Martin Boyle could join veteran strikers Dwight Gayle and Junior Hoilett in exiting Hibernian at the end of their contracts this summer. (Edinburgh Evening News)

Queen's Park's 1-0 win at Ibrox means Rangers have lost a home tie in the Scottish Cup to a team from a lower division for the first time in the club's 153-year history. (TalkSport)

Bayern Munich have been dealt an injury blow with £47.5m Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha set to miss the Champions League showdown with Celtic. (Glasgow Times)

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