Forgotten Rangers loan star could be on his way back to Ibrox amid fears knee injury has ended his season

Scottish Sun

02-05-2025

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FORGOTTEN Rangers loan star Rabbi Matondo could be on his way back to Ibrox after suffering a knee injury in Germany.
The Welsh international joined second tier German club Hannover in January and they have an option to buy the former Schalke star for a reported £1 million.
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Rabbi Matondo's season could be over
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He scored his first goal for Wales recently
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The injury troubled player has a year left on his Gers contract
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However, sports director, Marcus Mann, all but confirmed Matondo won't be part of their plans for next season last month, having made just two starts in Bundesliga 2 since joining.
And he could be on his way back to Glasgow earlier than planned after picking up a knee injury.
Hannover boss Lars Barlemann explained: "Rabbi took a knock on his knee recently and still has problems.
"He has to go for a scan to see the extent of the injury and then we will see if he can play a part for the rest of the season or not."
Matondo cost Rangers £3 million when he signed for them three years ago and still has a year to run on his contract.
He missed a large portion of the first half of the season before making his winter loan move thanks to another injury, but not before he scored two and assisted two in a 6-0 battering of Ross County.
The Welshman scored for his national team for the first time in March and netted on his Hannover debut the month before, but those are his only goal contributions this year.
Meanwhile his parent club are gearing up for the post-split Old Firm derby as rivals Celtic are facing injury worries of their own.
It was already known that winger Jota will be out for a while, possibly into the start of next season.
Now a number more key players have been posted missing from training today with the big fixture just a couple of days away.
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Player of the Year nominated duo Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kuhn alongside star right-back Alistair Johnston were nowhere to be seen during the session at Lennoxtown.
This could mean a place in the starting XI could be in order for the veteran James Forrest after becoming the Celts' most decorated player in their history, overtaking Lisbon Lion Bobby Lennox.
The 33-year-old is also desperate to score in the final few Premiership games to make it an unprecedented 16 consecutive seasons with a league goal netted.
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