Thelo Aasgaard and Hamza Igamane were both missing from the final session before flying out to Athens for Panathaikos clash
10:55, 29 Jul 2025Updated 13:58, 29 Jul 2025
Rangers manager Russell Martin
Thelo Aasgaard appears to have lost his battle to be fit for Rangers Champions League showdown with Panathinaikos.
And there was no sign of Hamza Igamane either as Russell Martin‘s men trained before jetting out to Athens for the second leg of their second round qualifier.
Martin had warned that Aasgaard was “touch and go” for last week’s game against the Greeks, and the Norwegian missed the first leg 2-0 win at Ibrox with an injury suffered in a closed doors friendly win against Dunfermline.
Now it looks as if he won’t be available for Wednesday night’s encounter in the Greek capital.
Hamza Igamane came on as a second half sub against The Shamrock, but he appears to have been another Auchenhowie absentee.
The Moroccan was in the stands for the weekend friendly draw against Middlesbrough.
Martin put that down to a knock suffered against Panathinaikos, but Igamane remains the subject of intense transfer speculation.
Record Sport revealed that Feyenoord have the forward on their wanted list this summer, while Lille remain keen but are reluctant to meet Rangers‘ £15million valuation.
Rangers’ Hamza Igamane (Image: SNS Group)
“He picked up a little bit of an injury on Tuesday night, said Martin. “So, I think he missed a lot of pre-season, and he’s been really trying hard to catch up fitness-wise. He’s got himself in a good place.”
However, not being out on the grass with the rest of the squad suggests that this could be a game too soon for Igamane, with Gers heading to Motherwell on Saturday to kick-off their Premiership campaign.
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