Philippe Clement has responded to rumours linking Ryan Kent with a transfer return to Rangers.
The winger, 27, has been released by Fenerbahce after a nightmare time in Turkiye.
Kent had signed a four-year deal with the Super Lig side but played just 19 times.
The English forward had been linked with a transfer escape route in the summer but failed to finalise a departure from Fenerbahce.
Manager Jose Mourinho reportedly warned Kent he would never play for the club while he was in charge eventually leading to a termination of his contract.
Now, Clement has been grilled over whether Kent could return to Rangers - but the Belgian was typically coy on any transfer dealings.
"I said already in that one year, already a lot of times I don't go into rumours," said Clement. "Because then it never stops, and it's already busy with all the press conferences with you guys. So, no, I'm not going to go into rumours."
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Clement did, however, reveal he tried to sign Kent for Club Brugge before he made the move to Rangers.
"Of course, I know the player, and I've known him a long time, because the moment he went to Rangers, I was in talks with him to get him to Brugge.
"But there was a better deal, I think, in Rangers, in that way, so he chose for that. So, I've known him a long time, but I'm not going into rumours about bringing players on."
Confirming Kent's exit, a Fenerbahce statement read: "The contract of Ryan Kent, one of the players of the Professional Football A Team, has been mutually terminated."
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