RANGERS have suffered another significant injury setback after Tom Lawrence was ruled out of action until March.
The former Derby County captain has not featured for Rangers since August and missed the final weeks of Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s tenure as Ibrox boss.
Rangers had initially hoped that Lawrence would be back on the park shortly after the World Cup break to ease the injury nightmare that plagued Van Bronckhorst throughout the campaign.
But Herald and Times Sport understands Lawrence will now visit a specialist in London to assess his Achilles issue and faces an extended period out of action this term.
The loss of Lawrence comes as Rangers continue to search for Van Bronckhorst’s replacement in the dugout and the bleak news on his injury will be a significant blow for the next man in the door at Ibrox.
Lawrence made an impressive start to life in Glasgow this term and scored three goals in as many games as he netted against St Johnstone, PSV Eindhoven and Hibernian.
His final appearance came in the win over Ross County at Ibrox and he addressed his situation in a post on his Instagram account last week as he said: “Tough couple of months with injuries, the hard work continues to get back under the lights."
Rangers return to action with a Premiership clash at home to Hibernian on December 15 and it remains to be seen how many of the walking wounded - which also includes the likes of Connor Goldson and Kemar Roofe - will be fit to play their part during the second half of the campaign as the Light Blues seek to cut into their nine point deficit to Old Firm rivals Celtic in the title race.
