7 Rangers training takeaways as Yilmaz blanks transfer talk while...

7 Rangers training takeaways as Yilmaz blanks transfer talk while jiving John Lundstram shows his moves in Spain

Day one of the Rangers squad’s training camp at La Manga began right away when the Belgian coach, Philippe Clement,

saw to it that his players were put through their paces.

The Light Blues are hoping to add to their Viaplay Cup trophy from last month, close the gap on leaders Celtic at the league summit,

and advance in the Scottish Cup, which they will begin with a trip to Dumbarton in their first competitive matchback. They have taken

advantage of the Scottish Premiership shutdown to fly out to the Murcia region and prepare for the second half of the season.

However, they have a pair of friendlies ahead of them. On Saturday, they go to Spain to play German team Hertha Berlin, and then the

following week, Copenhagen will visit Ibrox. After that, everything will proceed as planned, including a visit to The Rock. In the

meantime, here are a few things we noticed at the La Manga football training camp.

Ridvan Yilmaz’s future has been the subject of much concern because the Turk did not live up to the £5 million Rangers paid to sign

him away from Besiktas. According to reports from Italy, he arrived at Hellas Veronas with the Light Blues targeting Josh Doig, the

former Hibs full back, who plays for the Serie A side.

Going by how close he seemingly was to the exit door, it wouldn’t have been a major surprise if he didn’t even board the flight to Spain

but one fan requested a photo of him and the club’s social media administrator duly obliged.