Rangers forward Cedric Itten has found himself axed to the B team as Giovanni van Bronckhorst continues to omit him from first-team squads.

The Lowdown: Itten’s Gers career

The Swiss attacker arrived at the Ibrox in 2020 from FC St. Gallen for £3 million.

In his first season with the club,four goals in the league campaign, before being whisked away on a loan move to German side Greuther Fürth this season.

The 25-year-old appeared in the starting XI more regularly there, making the team on against Bayern Munich, where the striker came off the bench for the final 14 minutes and scored.

The Latest: Itten axed, Gio 'head-scratcher'

Surprisingly, Van Bronckhorst recalled Itten in January, and the player has since featured on nine occasions for the Light Blues across a number of different competitions.

However, it seems like Itten’s Rangers career may be over after the latest development.

As per the Gers B team’s Twitter account (via Ibrox News), the 25-year-old was named in the starting line-up for the B team’s City of Glasgow Cup clash with Queen’s Park at Auchenhowie.

Ibrox News called Gio's decision to recall Itten a 'head-scratcher' and asked 'why on earth' the club went through with it.

The Verdict: Strange recall?

Regardless of the B team's impressive 2-0 win yesterday, it is unlikely that Itten will have done enough to prove he should feature for the first-team again.

Therefore, it begs the question as to why Van Bronckhorst decided to recall the Switzerland international, especially given that he was playing regular football in the German top-flight.

Once described as “magnificent” for one of his performances by former boss Steven Gerrard, it seems like Itten has experienced a serious fall from grace, and consequently, it is expected that his Rangers career may soon be over.

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