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Shankland faces up to four months out with hamstring tear

9/9/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Derek McInnes announced Lawrence Shankland could miss up to four months with a hamstring tear.
Shankland suffered a 2 cm hamstring tear, a recurrence of the injury he had at Hearts last season.
The injury will also rule Shankland out of Scotland’s Nations League campaign.
Rangers have also lost forward Youssef Chermiti for the season with an ACL injury.
Rangers signed Venezuelan striker Kevin Kelsy for £9 million on deadline day.

History

Historical Context

After Roman Abramovich’s takeover in 2003, Chelsea began splashing over £100 million on players, clinching back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004-05 and 2005-06 despite Didier Drogba’s three-month hamstring layoff. The club’s £30 million signing of Andriy Shevchenko in 2006 cemented a trend of costly squad depth, a pattern now echoed by Rangers under Derek McInnes as injuries force £9 million purchases.

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Story summary

Derek McInnes announced Lawrence Shankland could miss up to four months with a hamstring tear.
Shankland suffered a 2 cm hamstring tear, a recurrence of the injury he had at Hearts last season.
The injury will also rule Shankland out of Scotland’s Nations League campaign.
Rangers have also lost forward Youssef Chermiti for the season with an ACL injury.
Rangers signed Venezuelan striker Kevin Kelsy for £9 million on deadline day.

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