£11m Deal: More ‘hope’ as Rangers sign £11m ex-Man City talent realising potential at Ibrox.

£11m Deal: More ‘hope’ as Rangers sign £11m ex-Man City talent realising potential at Ibrox.

As for AS Monaco, Philippe Clement was still in charge when Rangers signed Rabbi Matondo.

However, the winger would have been seen by the Belgian coach in the country’s Pro League six months prior to his January 2022 move to France.

Rabbi Matondo spent the whole 2022 season on loan at Cercle Brugge, Clement’s opposing team at Club Brugge. He made such an impression that Rangers supposedly paid Schalke £2.5 million for his services in the summer of 2022.

However, Philippe Clement seems to be making progress with the gifted young Welsh international now that they are both on the same team.

Philippe Clement praises Rabbi Matondo goal

Rabbi Matondo came off the bench to calm any worries and seal three points against Hibs in the 3-1 victory at Ibrox by cutting inside and looping the ball past David Marshall.

It was a moment that revealed the talent that persuaded Schalke, the fallen titans of Germany, to agree a £11 million deal to acquire the winger from Man City in 2019.

However, Rangers supporters may become enthusiastic about the possibility of the winger realizing this potential at Ibrox after reading Philippe Clement’s remarks on Rabbi Matondo putting a lot of effort into this aspect of his game and seeing the results.

Not only Matondo, though; according to big Phil, the entire team is committed to getting better and still has a lot of space to grow.

Following the Hibs victory, Clement remarked, “I don’t do it too much with individual players but this is more an individual/collective thing.” “I am also quite pleased with Rabbi (Matondo’s) goal today, as it was, in my opinion, one of his main areas of strength, namely maintaining shot control.

“In the past, I witnessed him blowing numerous opportunities, shooting erratically, and failing to maintain possession of the ball in the corner.

He has been putting in a lot of effort on that with the entire staff over the past several months, and I’m starting to see more and more goals along those lines in both the training and the games.

“It’s personal toward Rabbi, but it’s also a team effort, as the entire team is putting a lot of effort into each member’s area of strength.

“And with this squad, there is still a lot of room for growth—both technically and physically.”

Can Rangers harness £11m Welsh potential?

For Rangers supporters, all of this represents a very exciting prospect.

Rabbi Matondo, a 23-year-old winger, was called up for the Welsh national team during the break for a reason, and his greatest years are yet ahead of him.

However, after spending the last 18 months settling into Rangers, it’s now time for the dynamic attacker to focus all of his emphasis on improving on the field, as we saw in the match against Hibs.

It is evident that Rabbi Matondo has always been regarded as having great talent; nevertheless, no management has been able to fully utilize them. Clement could be about to make that happen.

The winger’s opportunity to advance in the game is now, and Rangers supporters are beginning to believe that Matondo will eventually realize his youthful promise.

Fans should be extremely encouraged by the fact that multiple players—including Mohamed Diomande, Todd Cantwell, Abdallah Sima, Fabio Silva, and Nicolas Raskin—are in the same bracket.

Glasgow’s Philippe Clement era is just getting started, and if we’re enthusiastic about Rabbi Matondo’s potential, we also have every reason to be excited about the team.

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