Philippe Clement believes 'there's a lot of love from both sides' as he expressed his confidence that John Lundstram will extend his contract at Rangers.

Lundstram, 30, has found good form since the Belgian boss took over at Ibrox last October but his current deal runs out in the summer.

And ahead of Rangers' home clash against Hibernian on Saturday, Clement was asked if he was hopeful and confident of the midfielder, who joined the Light Blues from Sheffield United in 2021, staying in Govan beyond the current campaign.

He said: “Yes, I am totally confident about that, that there’s a lot of love from both sides, so that there will be a solution.”

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Clement is expecting a tricky test when Hibernian come to Ibrox and he revealed how he's sensed Nick Montgomery's men are desperate to beat them. 

"It's a good footballing team,” he stated. “It's a team who always creates a lot of chances, scores a lot of goals, I think the third most in the league. 

"They are really hungry to beat us. I feel it every time, the more that we play against each other, the hunger and the desire becomes bigger. That's my feeling around that. 

"So, we need to see a very good Rangers team and we need to feel a really good support from the fans to play a really strong game to win against them."