{"id":763860,"date":"2026-09-08T10:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/763860\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:48:13","slug":"rangers-lawrence-shankland-faces-up-to-three-months-out-scottish-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/763860\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers&#8217; Lawrence Shankland faces up to three months out &#8211; Scottish gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland, 31, will miss up to three months of action with a hamstring injury. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rangersreview.co.uk\/news\/26527953.rangers-discover-lawrence-shankland-injury-fate-ibrox-blow\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rangers Review &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former Belgium player Philippe Albert questions why countryman Nicolas Raskin, 25, is still at Rangers. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-transfer-news\/nico-raskin-wasting-time-rangers-37637308\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Record &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Defender Emmanuel Fernandez, 25, sees growing &#8220;togetherness&#8221; at Rangers and feels the side is &#8220;growing&#8221;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/16785126\/manny-fernandez-slams-rangers-fans-criticism\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sun, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Frosinone president Maurizio Stirpe says he wanted to sell Celtic and Rangers target Fares Ghedjemis, 24, this summer but the club&#8217;s American owners blocked a potential transfer for the Algeria winger. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-transfer-news\/celtic-rangers-learn-real-reason-37637026\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Record &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Liverpool will let left-back Luke Chambers go on loan in January, with Celtic keen on the 22-year-old as a long-term project. (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnythingLFC_\/status\/2096905093165502483\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow\">Anything Liverpool, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Celtic have been informed by the Colombian Football Federation that striker Camilo Duran, 24, will be called up for forthcoming friendlies against Mexico, Paraguay and Peru. (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PSierraR\/status\/2097045535513248213\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pipe Sierra, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Meanwhile, Celtic winger Jota, 27, could return from long-term injury earlier than expected, having been forecast to return in late October. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/jota-hands-celtic-major-injury-37636061\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Record &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">St Johnstone will not go out to be defensive when Celtic visit on Wednesday, says Taylor Steven. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/fp\/sport\/football\/st-johnstone\/5574252\/st-johnstone-celtic-tactics-taylor-steven\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courier &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Napoli expect Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay to return from heart surgery in mid-October. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/sport\/football\/international\/scott-mctominay-heart-surgery-recovery-plan-revealed-as-napoli-chief-explains-contract-situation-8970335\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scotsman &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Dundee striker Joe Westley, 21, is set for a spell on the sidelines after x-rays confirmed a fracture to his cheekbone. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/fp\/sport\/football\/dundee-fc\/5574215\/latest-joe-westley-injury-dundee-scan-results\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courier &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland, 31, will miss up to three months of action with a hamstring injury. 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