Graham Potter drops management return hint as Rangers 'excites' him amid surging Philippe Clement pressure

Out of work Graham Potter is planning a "continual process" of improvement as he eyes a return to management - just weeks after it was claimed a move to Rangers would get his juices flowing.

The manager has been out of work since leaving Chelsea in 2023 after a disappointing tenure at the Blues - having made the move to London after being a key figure in the project that led Brighton to the upper reaches of the Premier League. Since then, the 49-year-old has reportedly turned down the chance to step into the hot seat at Ajax, Lyon and is said to be "unconvinced" by Leicester City's attempts to bring him in to replace Steve Cooper.

But the Englishman - who ex Three Lions goalkeeper Paul Robinson said he knew for a FACT Potter would be interested in the Ibrox gig - appears to be looking for his next move as he conceded he was hoping a club would take a punt on a manager who had "failed". Speaking to the High Performance podcast, Potter reflected on his ill-fated stint at Stamford Bridge: "There is always going to be a chance that people write you off. It's normal. Like I'm sure they wrote Eddie (Howe) off after he left Bournemouth, or they wrote Unai Emery off after he left Arsenal or whatever. I can't worry about that. I'm not sitting here thinking I'm perfect.

"Ultimately there is three categories of coaches, there is the proven winner - my three promotions and my Swedish Cup aren't going to put me in that category of winner - and there is the one that hasn't failed yet. The shiny new one that wants to be the next Pep (Guardiola).

"Then you have got these coaches that have failed and have come back and used it positively. And hopefully there is still a market for that type of coach, it would be sad if there wasn't."