Champions League money 'important for future windows' - Clement

Philippe Clement believes his Rangers side can achieve their goals faster should they qualify for this season's Champions League.

Rangers host Dynamo Kyiv at Hampden on Tuesday in the second leg of their third qualifying round tie after last week's 1-1 draw in Poland, with either FC Twente or RB Leipzig awaiting the winners in a play-off.

Europe's premier club competition brings riches that would expand Clement's transfer budget, but the Belgian says Rangers cannot afford to overspend, referencing the club's financial administration in 2012.

Still, he has spoken at length about the rebuild he is overseeing at Rangers and says "the story can go faster" with Champions League football.

"I think it (qualification) can make things happen faster," he said.

"Of course if you can go to the Champions League it will give you another budget, although it is only in the last hours of the transfer market at the moment. But it will be an important thing, for the future windows at the club.

"As a player, as a manager, it is about competing with the best. That is why I always like to be in the Champions League, it is the nicest place to be.

"It is also the most challenging place for players also because they can compete against the best and the world spotlight is on them. So that is the main thing.

"As a club you need to look at both. You need to look at the exposure and the tradition but the finance is really important in football and I think this club knows this really well after what happened 12 years ago.

"The club is really conscious. I know that and together we want to create a really good story, a strong story for the future but it is not a story you can write in three or four weeks, so we are working on that.

"The Champions League can make the story go faster."