He returned to Rangers early from international service due to injury.

A Rangers star has returned to Ibrox early from international duty due to an injury.

This month, Ross McCausland was called up to represent Northern Ireland in Nations League games against Belarus and Luxembourg. He came on as a substitute in the final game before the November international break against Hearts, resulting in a 1-0 Premiership victory.

Overall, McCausland has played 15 games this season, scoring two goals and assisting once. In a preview of Northern Ireland’s match against Belarus, manager Michael O’Neill stated that he would not take a risk due to the Rangers star’s foot ailment.

He stated before of his team’s match: “Ross came into camp with a foot injury, and we felt it was best to send him back to his club.” The crowd enjoys watching a team play with intensity, and we can feed off of that, as can they.

“There is a responsibility to engage the crowd [at home], which is accomplished by playing on the front foot and in the opposing half, as well as winning the ball back.

Trabzonspor’s Borna Barisic and John Lundstram are both struggling.

After their contracts expired at Ibrox, the former Rangers duo joined the Turkish side together in the summer.

Trabzon is one of the bigger clubs in the Super Lig, with high hopes but now falling short.

After finishing in the European positions last season, they are now 13th and only one point above the relegation zone.

Borna Barisic, a former Rangers star, could quit Trabzonspor.

Individually, neither former Ger excels there.

 

Lundstram has been a fixture in the squad, but his performances have frequently been questioned by fans and commentators alike.

An ex-Turkey international recently slammed the former Rangers player, accusing him of offering little in the middle.

After leaving the Rangers, Barisic’s situation has deteriorated even further. The Croatian left-back started only one league game on the season’s first day.

He has since made four substitute appearances, totaling 18 minutes.

Gunebakis is now reporting that Trabzonspor executives have met with Barisic’s agent to explore the prospect of canceling his contract.

According to the source, there had already been rumors of a loan exit, but it now appears that there is a prospect of a complete breakup, but the outcome of the talks is unclear.

Barisic may follow in the footsteps of Ryan Kent.
Surprisingly, Barisic would not be the only former Rangers player to leave for Turkey only to have his contract terminated early.

According to the source, there had already been rumors of a loan exit, but it now appears that there is a prospect of a complete breakup, but the outcome of the talks is unclear.

Ryan Kent had the exact same fate recently.

Kent’s departure from Fenerbahce was recently described as a result of the club forcing him to train alone after Jose Mourinho complained about the winger turning down several offers to leave.

The Englishman threatened legal action before a termination deal was struck.

Philippe Clement discussed not allowing Rangers players to run down their contracts and leave the club for free.

In January, the manager discussed the upcoming summer, when five players’ contracts would expire.

That was not a smart business strategy, he claimed.

Ryan Jack, Kemar Roofe, Borna Barisic, John Lundstram, and Jon McLaughlin all left, leaving Gers with nothing.

The previous year’s players included Ryan Kent, Alfredo Morelos, Scott Arfield, and Filip Helander.

Tom Lawrence appears likely to depart Rangers for free.
It was a situation that Clement insisted would never happen again, and the only players on the club who will be out of contract in the summer of 2025 are Leon Balogun and Tom Lawrence.

The Nigerian centre-back will turn 37 around that time, and despite Rangers fans’ admiration for Balogun, it would not be surprising if he left for a second time.

Lawrence’s predicament would not be straightforward.

The midfielder has been a starter for much of the season, but he became one of the most scrutinized players when the club struggled.

He has missed a significant amount of time with the Rangers due to injury and will turn 31 this January.

The Daily Mail now reports that club officials are “showing no inclination” to offer the Wales international a new deal due of his injury history.

What Clement said about Ranger contracts:

If you look at the last couple of years, this is one thing that the club has missed. They didn’t have big outgoing transfers and because of that, not getting money in to do other things.

“That is one of the targets, strange as it is for a manager to talk about that but I want to help in that way so the club can grow in every sense.

“It is getting a good balance in the squad, good experienced players and also young prospects that you can let grow to a higher level than Glasgow Rangers. That is the objective. And you need to have players who are in contract.

So there is a lot of work to be done in that regard, and everyone in the club is working hard to have a clear vision of how to bring money into the club by developing players while also achieving outcomes, such as winning trophies.

“You don’t have the situation where you have players of value going free at the end of contract – it can never happen.”

However, he was most likely alluding to the number of players whose contracts were expiring at the same time, implying that the club was letting a large portion of its squad go for nothing in return.

Rangers crock overruns eight-week injury prognosis as Clement presents with transfer headache.

Rangers Crock OvRabbi Matondo’s season has been terminated due to a hamstring injury that initially was expected to last eight weeks.

The 24-year-old attacker’s entire Rangers career has been hampered by injury issues, and the winger has yet to justify his £2.5 million fee in 2022.erruns eight-week injury prognosis as Clement presented with transfer headache.

Rabbi Matondo has not appeared in Rangers colours since the Scottish Premiership’s 3-0 Old Firm derby defeat to Celtic in late August.

Almost three months after his previous appearance, the winger’s injury appears to have sidelined him for at least 12 weeks, a month longer than originally expected.

Rabbi Matondo overestimates injury prognosis.
Rabbi Matondo received harsh criticism for his role in Celtic’s opening goal in the Old Firm defeat at the end of August.

However, the Rangers winger was eventually sidelined due to injury and has not appeared for the club since.

According to the Rangers Review, Rabbi Matondo was expected to miss up to eight weeks of action.

When Matondo posted an image hinting at a return to training in October, Rangers fans hoped he’d be back on the pitch sooner rather than later.

Prior to last week’s Europa League match against Olympiacos, Philippe Clement revealed that Rabbi Matondo had resumed first-team training.

This week, the winger was also part of a Rangers XI that drew 2-2 with Motherwell.

But, as we near ten weeks after Rabbi Matondo’s injury, it’s unclear how close the Rangers winger is to returning to first-team duty.

Rangers are dealing with a number of injuries, with Matondo joining three other Ibrox stars in rehab.

The Gers are also taking their time reintroducing players like Danilo to the squad following a run of severe injuries.

Rangers in sliding doors transfer the moment.
Rangers have struggled with injuries in recent years, particularly on the left wing this season.

Rabbi Matondo follows Colombian winger Oscar Cortes in suffering a catastrophic injury, with Albanian international Nedim Bajrami expected to fill in out wide following his move to Ibrox.

Defender who departed Rangers for £800,000 in 2018 challenged to secure an Ibrox return this season.

Rangers supporters will recall Welsh international left-back Declan John from his brief stay at Ibrox in 2017/18.

The former Cardiff City left-back joined Rangers on loan from the Welsh club and was so successful that the club made the signing permanent six months later.

Only a few months after Declan John signed a permanent agreement with Rangers, the arrival of Steven Gerrard to the club’s management marked the beginning of the end for the defender.

But John could be returning to Ibrox this season after signing a short-term contract with one of Rangers’ Scottish Premiership rivals.

Declan John signed with St Mirren.
Declan John has signed a short-term contract with St Mirren until January, following the controversial dismissal of defender Jaden Brown.

The 29-year-old left-back joins St Mirren after being released by Bolton Wanderers in the summer following a loan spell with Salford City.

It is now up to the former Rangers defender to secure a longer-term contract in Paisley, with Saints manager Steven Robinson pressing John to make an impact.

“Declan is here on a short-term contract with the option to extend depending on how things go,” Robinson informed the official St Mirren website.

“Due to the conditions, we are severely lacking in defensive cover. Declan comes in with a wealth of experience.

“He’s played at some of the highest levels and has previously played in Scotland, so we’re quite fortunate to have him.

“We’ve witnessed his abilities in his first few days of training. He’s a talented child with excellent technical skills, but he hasn’t played much football in recent months, so we need to look into that and attempt to get him up to speed.

“To add to the squad with the quality and background Declan has, I believe we are very lucky at this stage of the season.”

Rangers are scheduled to travel to St Mirren on Scottish Premiership duty on December 26th, with St Mirren returning to Rangers on February 22nd.

It means John will have to sign a longer-term contract with St Mirren if he wants to return to Rangers next season.

Ex-Gers star is ‘delighted’ to be back in Scotland
Declan John returns to Scotland for the first time since leaving Rangers in the summer of 2018 to join Swansea City for £800,000.

However, the defender’s situation south of the border has not been favorable.

John was loaned out to Sunderland and then Bolton while at Swansea, before joining the Trotters permanently in 2021.

Declan John, who has returned to Scotland with St Mirren, is determined to make a difference for the Saints and says he is ‘extremely happy’ to be in Paisley.

“I’m absolutely delighted to be here,” John exclaimed. “It has been a hectic few days.

“I came up on Thursday, exercised on Friday, then went to witness the game on Saturday, which was a huge victory for the boys. I’ve enjoyed it and am looking forward to getting back into training.

“Everything has been so happy once we walked in, and you can feel it in the changing room. It feels like a pretty nice place to be.