According to an update from injury expert Dr. An influential Rangers player, Rajpal Brar, has suffered a “muscular setback” and may not play again this season.
Rangers injury news
Philippe Clement’s side face a crucial few weeks of their season as they look to surpass rivals Celtic for the Scottish Premiership title and win their first league title since 2021 in the process. As things stand, the Gers are three points behind the Hoops at the top of the table, with the two meeting in a massive game at Parkhead on Saturday lunchtime.
However, injuries threaten to become an issue for the Rangers in the remaining weeks of the season as some key numbers are not yet available. One of them is Ryan Jack, who has not featured since the 2-2 draw at Benfica in the Europa League in March.
Meanwhile, the defensive duo Leon Balogun and Connor Goldson are also missing. Neither is expected to play again this season and the former may be facing a departure as his contract expires this summer.
Rangers hit devastating injury blow
Speaking to Ibrox News, Brar admitted that Jack is unlikely to feature again for Rangers this season due to a muscle problem and the Gers will be forced to take a cautious approach even if he returns to training.
“If there is talk of his immediate return, there are no plans for surgery this month, although it could take place in the off-season. The club had said it was looking at long-term options to deal with his condition, which could mean many different things.
“It appears to be a muscular setback which he is finding difficult to recover from and there is still no guarantee that he will be back before the end of the season, even if he returns to full first team training as it is “It could take some time until it’s fully back up to date.”
This is undoubtedly a setback for Rangers as Jack is such an experienced head these days, having made a total of 210 appearances for the club, not to mention he knows how to play after winning the 2020/21 Scottish Premiership title comes across the finish line.
The 32-year-old’s involvement in big games could have been invaluable, not least at Celtic this weekend, but it looks like he will have to watch in agony from the sidelines.
In fact, it also raises questions about whether Jack has now played his last game for Rangers, considering his contract expires at the end of the season. It remains to be seen whether he will sign a contract extension at Ibrox to keep him at the club for another few years – he signed a one-year deal last year – or whether he will leave on a free transfer along with the likes of Balogun.
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He has confirmed he will hit the free agent market this summer.
Given his age, the latter seems the more likely and sensible outcome, and if that happens the £8,000-a-week ace should no longer be considered a brilliant servant for seven years.