Journalist shares if Koppen can sack Clement as Rangers behind-the-scenes change on cards

Nils Koppen will not have the authority to sack Philippe Clement despite being named technical director at Rangers, according to Joshua Barrie.

The Rangers Review journalist claimed on 20 November that another football executive appointment isn’t off the table.

However, that will be contingent on who the new CEO is.

Via X, he wrote: “Understand a further football exec isn’t off the table (dependent on incoming CEO). Koppen’s new role doesn’t have jurisdiction over the manager.”

Rangers may be waiting on the new CEO before sacking Philippe Clement

It appears Gers might be in a holding pattern regarding the future of Clement, possibly waiting for a new CEO to make a definitive decision on his managerial tenure.

The promotion of Koppen as technical director, with explicitly stated limitations on his influence over the manager, suggests a strategic delay in decision-making.

This could allow the new CEO to assess the situation personally before making high-level decisions.

There also could be an underlying strategy to see if external interest, like from the Belgian FA, emerges, which could solve the issue of Clement’s position without Rangers having to pay compensation for his dismissal.

This approach allows the club to potentially maintain stability or even benefit financially if the Belgian’s services are requested elsewhere, all while keeping their options open for the managerial role.

The next couple of weeks will be keen as Belgium would want to make their decision as soon as possible.

In other Rangers news, it has been confirmed that an Ibrox-linked player will be leaving his club at the right price.

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