Glasgow Rangers have been dealt another injury blow on top of Keemar Roofe as Ryan Jack will now ‘miss out’ against Hearts at Sunday lunchtime.
The Lowdown: Injury pile-up?
Giovanni van Bronckhorst revealed in his pre-game press conference earlier that Roofe is now a ‘doubt’ for Sunday’s clash against Hearts, although both Alfredo Morelos and Fashion Sakala will join up with the squad again.
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However, the Dutch manager also gave an update on Jack’s fitness, and it is not looking good considering the injury problems that he has had in the past at Ibrox…
The Latest: Jack out
GvB has confirmed in his press conference that Jack will now definitely ‘miss out’ against Hearts in the Scottish Premiership.
He revealed that the central midfield player had a ‘problem’ in their final training session before their UEFA Europa League tie away at Lyon on Thursday evening, and although he will join up with the squad ‘soon’, he will not play a part on Sunday.
The Verdict: Worrying
Given his injury record, it is certainly worrying for the Light Blues faithful that Jack has seemingly picked up yet another injury.
There is no doubt that he is an important part of the team when fit, as former SPFL striker Noel Whelan even went as far as to claim that he is ‘irreplaceable’ and the ‘heartbeat’ of the side back in September (Football Insider).
He has not featured much at all this season, as he has tried to regain his fitness from the injury setbacks that he suffered last term, but with 19 appearances in the Teddy Bears’ title-winning campaign, the Scotland international has shown that he is key when fit (Transfermarkt).
However, with Roofe potentially out as well as Jack, the Gers will now find it a lot harder to take all three points away from home on Sunday.
In other news, find out whose display against Lyon was slammed here!
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