Philippe Clement coughs up Ryan Kent transfer knockback but Rangers boss desperate to make one thing crystal clear

Philippe Clement revealed that he attempted to bring Ryan Kent to Club Brugge, but did not add to speculation

about the winger returning to Rangers for a second spell. The former Liverpool kid’s miserable stint at Turkish giants

Fenerbahce ended on Thursday, just 16 months after leaving the Gers on a free transfer to join the Istanbul side.

Kent made only 19 appearances last season and fell further down the pecking order following, The Belgian manager

worked with the former England youth international for seven months in the early stages of his Rangers stint and

acknowledged that Kent was on his radar even before he took over at Ibrox. Speaking before of Sunday’s trip to

Killie, Clement said: “I’ve stated a lot in the last year that I don’t believe in rumours because they never end.

“But, of course, I know the player and have for a long time, since when he moved to Rangers, I was in talks with him

about bringing him to Brugge. But the Rangers offered a better deal, so he selected that. I’m not going to go into

rumors about bringing in players or not.

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