Alex Lowry's Rangers loan plan has been detailed by Philippe Clement.

The attacking midfielder is back at Auchenhowie after spending the first half of the season on loan at Hearts.

He was recalled by the Ibrox club last Friday, with Rangers keen to find him a different destination for the remainder of the campaign.

Clement was asked about the 20-year-old during his pre-match press conference this afternoon ahead of their game against Hibernian tomorrow.

And he confirmed that he wants the youngster to gain more first-team experience.

The Belgian said: "The clear plan with Alex [Lowry] is we want him on loan to get minutes this season.

"We want him to go on loan and get stronger by playing regular games. We will see what is the best place for him to go and develop."

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Meanwhile, Kieran Dowell has had successful surgery on his Rangers injury.

The midfielder, 26, has been ruled out for a lengthy period after picking up a knock during the winter break.

And Philippe Clement has revealed Dowell has had surgery to correct the issue he suffered during the warm-weather break to La Manga.

The Ibrox boss previously explained that Dowell was dealt the cruel injury blow after his studs caught in the pitch in training.

"Kieran was really unlucky that he stuck in the grass on a bad pitch," said Clement. "He will be out quite a long time normally."

Now, Dowell has come through surgery with Clement stating the operation "went well". 

However, Rangers will be without Ben Davies, Kemar Roofe and Danilo. Abdallah Sima is also sidelined after injury ended his time at the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal.

Clement said today: "Ben (Davies) is not available.

"Dowell had his operation and this went well. Kemar Roofe and Danilo are also still out.

"Ben is more short-term compared with the other guys."