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title: "Rangers: Alan Hutton drops Kemar Roofe claim"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-05-05T11:35:15Z"
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# Rangers: Alan Hutton drops Kemar Roofe claim

**Alan Hutton has dropped a [Glasgow Rangers](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-news/) claim after what he has heard involving Kemar Roofe ahead of Thursday’s Europa League semi-final.**

### The Lowdown: Available?

As per [The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/8793245/rangers-kemar-roofe-winning-fitness-rb-leipzig/), Roofe is winning his fitness battle to feature in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final against RB Leipzig at Ibrox, and Giovanni van Bronckhorst is optimistic that he will play a part.

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However, in his pre-game press conference ahead of the match, the Dutch manager admitted that he ‘[can’t say](https://twitter.com/RangersFC/status/1521770525508485120)‘ for sure that the striker will make the squad, casting doubt on the validity of reports suggesting he’ll return.

### The Latest: Hutton reacts

Speaking to [Football Insider after hearing those updates](https://www.footballinsider247.com/rangers-tv-pundit-issues-huge-claim-after-kemar-roofe-injury-update/), former Teddy Bears right-back now Rangers TV pundit Hutton has claimed that his old team should play Roofe if he is ready, as it is simply a ‘huge’ game for them: *“It’s a difficult one, isn’t it?*

*“On one side, I’m saying yes, take the gamble. If he’s training and he says he’s ready to go then you play him.*

*“You have to play them because this is huge. We do say it week after week but this is the next game and it is the biggest game.*

*“Obviously you’ve got a cup final coming up but I don’t think you can rest somebody just for that. If he’s fit and available, I think you play him.”*

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### The Verdict: Worth the risk

Of course, Roofe may not be fully fit, and may suffer from a lack of match sharpness, but adding him to the squad is surely worth the risk given what is at stake.

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The Light Blues trail 1-0 from the first leg, and Roofe is their second-top scorer behind Alfredo Morelos this season, with [16](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/glasgow-rangers/leistungsdaten/verein/124) goals in total over all competitions so far.

Nonetheless, van Bronckhorst would surely want to play with an out-and-out number nine in order to not complicate his tactics or system, and if Roofe is ready, he should be unleashed upon the Leipzig defence.

[***In other news, find out who Gers could now lose this summer here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-news/raith-transfer-news-mcpake-spfl/)