Graeme Souness reveals Rangers confession Clement made over Ibrox boss pitch that blew him away

Graeme Souness shared a stage with Philippe Clement at Glasgow’s Armadillo on Sunday night. But that’s as close as the pair are likely to get for the time being.

Rumours of a possible long-awaited return to Ibrox for the man who sparked a Rangers revolution in the 1980s have never fully gone away since the idea was floated by chairman John Bennett. But although Souness has spent the last couple of days back in the city, he confirmed yesterday he will not be taking up the offer of a permanent role as part of the club’s hierarchy.

And despite playing a part in the process that led to Clement’s appointment earlier this season, he admits he wouldn’t touch the Belgian’s job with a bargepole. Asked for his verdict on the first six months of Clement’s stint in his old hotseat, Souness said: “He has been fantastic. I was with him at a thing in the Armadillo and he was very impressive.

“He is getting a very different tune out of players who were struggling a bit. I saw them playing against
Aberdeen when they lost at home when Michael Beale was the manager. I was thinking, ‘Whoever comes next has got a job on his hands!’.

“But he’s done what you’re asked to do as a new manager. You can’t come in and change everything right away. But you are looking to get a different tune out of them and he’s certainly done that.”

It was Record Sport who first revealed Souness had been willingly roped into the manhunt to find a new boss shortly after Beale had been sent packing. Following his contribution to that interview process, Souness was earmarked for a more full-time role as an advisor to the board.

But, albeit without going into any detail, Souness has confirmed he will not be returning to his old stomping ground in an official