Rangers will look to hire a coach with an affinity to the club and a knowledge of Scottish football to assist new boss Philippe Clement.

The Belgian was appointed as Michael Beale's successor on Sunday morning as he put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year contract at Ibrox.

Clement will be joined in Glasgow by Stephane van der Heyden and further announcements regarding the make-up of his backroom team are expected in the coming days as he prepares to hold talks with the interim management team of Steven Davis and Alex Rae. Goalkeeper coach Colin Stewart will be retained as part of the new-look staff.

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But the Rangers Review can reveal that former Light Blues forward Thomas Buffel will not be linking up with his compatriot and taking one of the spots on Clement's staff.

Buffel had been touted for a coaching position in the hours after Clement was named as manager. The 42-year-old played under Clement during his time at Genk but won't be leaving his role with the Belgian FA to return to Ibrox.

It is also understood that Jonas Ivens and Johan van Rumst, who worked with Clement at Club Brugge and Monaco, will not be part of the staff that will get down to work at Auchenhowie on Monday morning.

The appointment of Clement brings an end to an extensive recruitment drive for Rangers and the new boss will be presented to the media at a press conference on Tuesday.

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Clement will then take charge of his first match at home to Hibernian on Saturday after he inherited a difficult Premiership situation from Beale that sees Rangers sit seven points adrift of Celtic in the title race.

Clement said: “I am honoured to have been appointed as the new manager of Rangers Football Club and I’d like to thank the board for giving me this opportunity.

I am hugely excited by this chance to achieve success at one of Europe’s most iconic clubs across four competitions in what remains of this season and beyond.

“I am looking forward to meeting with the players in the coming days and to meeting our supporters at next Saturday’s home match with Hibernian, as we set out together to create a successful, winning Rangers.”