Kemar Roofe may have played final Rangers game as injury curse strikes again
Rangers have an abundance of talent in the attacking department currently, despite the injury crisis that has taken hold of them at Ibrox.
Rabbi Matondo, Kieran Dowell, Tom Lawrence, Todd Cantwell, Danilo and Kemar Roofe have all found themselves on the sidelines at points this season, which gave Philippe Clement the ultimate puzzle to solve when he walked through the door.
Players are starting to return to fitness now in drips and drabs, but one man who finds himself still out of action is Jamaica international Roofe.
Roofe has struggled with injury problems throughout his time here at Ibrox, but got himself back into the team surprisingly under Michael Beale earlier this season despite the arrivals of Danilo, Cyriel Dessers, Abdallah Sima and Sam Lammers in the summer.
He had some decent performances but struggled to find the back of the net consistently before suffering another injury, with Clement revealing that he had been dealing with an issue for a while.
While all the attackers were struggling for form under Beale, since Clement has come in there has been a rejuvenation and everyone is scoring goals now. The Belgian has also reverted to a one-striker system, meaning far more competition for places.
With no timeline on Roofe’s return to fitness and the boss making no secret of his admiration for Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland, it’s possible the 30-year-old could find himself frozen out of the picture.
With three ahead of him in the pecking order and all finding form, plus his fitness issues, we may have already seen the last of Roofe in a Rangers shirt.
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