Ross McCausland
Rangers manager Philippe Clement and Ross McCausland
Rangers manager Philippe Clement has revealed that the club has opened talks to tie Northern Ireland striker Ross McCausland to a new deal at Ibrox.
The 20-year-old forward has begun to make his mark at Ibrox this season and Clement hopes he extends a deal which runs out next summer.
Rangers signed McCausland from Linfield in 2019 for a reported fee of £60,000.
Clement said: “We are in talks. It is clear that I am giving him good chances.
“He knows that I believe in him for the future so it is about him and his family to make the right choice and I think the right choice is staying here.”
McCausland’s rise has coincided with the arrival of Belgian Clement, with Rangers in a run of six games unbeaten — collecting five wins and a draw.
The 2-1 Europa League win over Sparta Prague on Thursday means a home victory over Aris Limassol later this month will secure progression to the knockout round play-off, with a trip to Group C leaders Real Betis still to go and top spot still achievable.
The former Genk, Club Brugge and Monaco manager is happy with progress at Ibrox so far, ahead of the cinch Premiership game against Livingston in West Lothian tomorrow.
“It is not yet that the team knows what to do in each situation, we are still working on that but that is normal, it is three and a half weeks, really short,” said Clement.
“But it is important that they start to learn what to do as a team against every formation and they are getting better and better at that.
“Everything becomes faster, smoother, because it becomes more natural.
“We are not working with robots or machines we are working with people. You don’t know what is going to happen, there are so many
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