Philippe Clement has issued a defiant message to Rangers fans following the end of the 2023/24 domestic season.

The Ibrox club fell short in their quest to win the Scottish Cup at Hampden against Celtic yesterday.

Adam Idah capatalised on a mistake by Jack Butland, who failed to parry Paulo Bernardo's shot to safety in the 90th minute. This saw the on-loan Norwich man score, with Brendan Rodgers and his players securing a league and cup double.

Clement has been manager of Rangers since mid-October following the sacking of Michael Beale.

And with the League Cup under his belt during his first season, the Belgian insists she's proud of his players.

The 50-year-old insists now is the time to holiday with his family before ramping up his preparations for next season in the coming weeks.

He posted on X: "Disappointed because we really wanted to win for our fans but proud of the boys for giving everything.

"Yesterday’s game also means the end of my first season as a Rangers manager. It’s time for a short period with my family before we start working hard towards next season."

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Meanwhile, Rangers have missed out on a six-figure windfall following today's Championship play-off final.

Glen Kamara and his Leeds teammates fell just short of reaching the Premier League after Southampton came out on top at Wembley this afternoon.

Adam Armstrong fired the south-coast team into a first-half lead with a powerful strike into the bottom corner, and that proved to be the difference between the two teams.

Rangers were due a payment of £500,000 should Leeds have won. This would've triggered a promotion clause in Kamara's contract - who was sold to the Yorkshire club last summer for a fee of £5m.

However, with Leeds falling just short, it means Rangers will not receive the bonus.

The number eight was withdrawn after 72 minutes by manager Daniel Farke.