Ridvan Yilmaz broke down in tears over Rangers injury reveals Philippe Clement with Ibrox star facing Celtic race
dailyrecord.co.ukRangers boss Philippe Clement has revealed how devastated defender Ridvan Yilmaz broke down in tears after becoming the latest name added to his nightmare Hampden injury list.But the Ibrox gaffer has vowed he’ll do all he can to ensure the Turkish full-back has a chance of making Saturday’s Scottish Cup Final shootout with Celtic.
Clement is facing yet another huge selection headache as he seeks to salvage Gers’ Double dreams. Yilmaz was hoping to feature against Brendan Rodgers’ Premiership champions after stepping up his comeback from a six-week thigh lay-off.
But the 23-year-old is now a major doubt after suffering a relapse in last week’s draw with Hearts.It’s a further blow to Clement, who has also revealed John Souttar will definitely sit out the showpiece derby clash alongside crocked stalwart Connor Goldson.
With question marks over Leon Balogun and Borna Barisic’s fitness, Gers may have to thrust kids Leon King and Robbie Fraser into the biggest games of their young lives at 3pm on Saturday.Reflecting on his never-ending injury woes, the big Belgian groaned: “In a way that killed the momentum we had.
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