Ridvan Yilmaz has been injured playing for Turkey in the latest potential headache for Rangers boss Philippe Clement. The left-back started for his country against Hungary on Friday night (22 March), but Fotomac reported via Twitter during the first half that he would not be able to continue, as Mert Muldur replaced the Ibrox regular in the 27th minute of the international friendly. Rangers are already suffering the effects of extensive injury issues with the likes of Abdallah Sima, Danilo, Kieran Dowell and Oscar Cortes out long-term.Yilmaz, 22,

has finally established himself as the clear starter under Clement this season after his career in Glasgow had previously been blighted by fitness set backs. So if this injury keeps him out of the side for any length of time it will be the absolute last thing he needed at this point, let alone his manager as the Belgian looks to plot a route to a Gers treble. Borna Barisic has just agreed to move on in the summer, with a free transfer to Trabzonspor now expected, after losing his place to the Turk. But it looks like he might need to step in and contribute still before he goes if the latest injury blow is a bad one. With the Old Firm derby against Celtic coming up on 7 April that might be a concern given the Croatian veteran has sometimes had his most difficult outings in vital Glasgow clashes. That game could feasibly prove to be the difference in a tight Scottish Premiership title race this term so if Yilmaz is set to miss Rangers action the timing could hardly be worse. In other Rangers news, English clubs are expected to be “keen” to sign an exit-bound Ibrox “forgotten man”.

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