Philippe Clement touted as next Belgium manager as Rangers boss gets ringing endorsement from legend

Belgium legend Rene Vandereycken has touted Rangers boss Philippe Clement is a "candidate" to take charge of his country.

The Red Devils were bundled out of Euro 2024 after a dismal campaign which saw them eventually eliminated by France in the Round of 16. Manager Domenico Tedesco is under serious pressure after yet another Belgian flop at a major tournament And Ibrox boss Clement's name was mentioned on the list of possible successors as Belgium started their post-mortem from the Euros.

Clement won 38 caps for the Belgian team between 1998 and 2007 and scored one goal against Bulgaria 21 years ago. Tedesco looks set to get a vote of confidence to lead Belgium into the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. But former international boss Vandereycken - who scored in the European Championships Final in 1980 as a player and also managed Anderlecht, Standard Liege and Twente Enschede - put Clement's name forward.

He said: "I'm not so much in favour of another foreign national coach. For me, Philippe Clement is a candidate, but he is stuck at Rangers. Many other Belgian managers are not available too."

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