This season, Nils Koppen and Philippe Clement have received a lot of criticism at Rangers.
At times, the majority of it has also been completely warranted, as the Gers have alternated between absolutely terrible times and some truly great ones, like as their 3-0 victory over Celtic.
The fact that Sunday’s (5 January) 3-3 draw with Hibernian at Easter Road came after the Old Firm victory is immensely annoying, especially when you consider that the Celtic victory was preceded by a few terrifying Christmas displays.
Clement was criticised for making numerous changes to the starting lineup during the terrible 2-1 loss at St. Mirren and the tense 2-2 draw at Motherwell.
However, a choice made last summer is already beginning to resemble a Koppen genius and might end up costing Rangers millions of dollars while unsettling Celtic.
With the transfer of Hamza Igamane, Nils Koppen will provide Rangers millions.
The Gers spent £1.7 million to buy Hamza Igamane from ASFAR Rabat, and following a long onboarding phase, the forward is beginning to show off his true abilities.
The 22-year-old Morocco attacker scored a “perfect” hat-trick at Easter Road in yet another outstanding performance while wearing a Gers shirt. This season, he has six goals in the Scottish Premiership and 11 goals overall.
The Gers are in a great position to make a substantial profit on the young attacker, especially because he has already been linked to a move to Premier League team Everton (TBR Football).
The Light Blues have long needed to adopt this strategy: acquire low, sell high, become sustainable, and continuously identify the next generation of talent.
Igamane has the potential to be a talent who can significantly close the gap with Celtic if they can continue to develop him. Therefore, the time to sell is not yet.
When the time is appropriate, they might cash in and use the anticipated big profit to raise the total value of all Rangers components.
The nerves at Celtic Park should be jangling because of that. Fair play, this is one gamble that appears to have a great potential for reward, but a few more triumphs like this are still required.
