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Thelo Aasgaard and Hamza Igamane were both missing from the final session before flying out to Athens for Panathaikos clash<\/p>\n

10:55, 29 Jul 2025Updated 13:58, 29 Jul 2025<\/p>\n

Rangers manager Russell Martin<\/p>\n

Thelo Aasgaard appears to have lost his battle to be fit for Rangers Champions League<\/a> showdown with Panathinaikos.<\/p>\n

And there was no sign of Hamza Igamane either as Russell Martin<\/a>‘s men trained before jetting out to Athens for the second leg of their second round qualifier.<\/p>\n

Martin had warned that Aasgaard was “touch and go” for last week’s game against the Greeks<\/a>, and the Norwegian missed the first leg 2-0 win at Ibrox with an injury suffered in a closed doors friendly win against Dunfermline.<\/p>\n

Now it looks as if he won’t be available for Wednesday night’s encounter in the Greek capital.<\/p>\n

Hamza Igamane<\/a> came on as a second half sub against The Shamrock, but he appears to have been another Auchenhowie absentee.<\/p>\n

The Moroccan was in the stands for the weekend friendly draw against Middlesbrough.<\/p>\n

Martin put that down to a knock suffered against Panathinaikos, but Igamane remains the subject of intense transfer speculation.<\/p>\n

Record Sport<\/strong> revealed that Feyenoord have the forward on their wanted list this summer, while Lille remain keen but are reluctant to meet Rangers<\/a>‘ \u00a315million valuation.<\/p>\n

\"Rangers'Rangers’ Hamza Igamane (Image: SNS Group)<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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