A Scottish Sun report has claimed that Portugal’s removal from the green list could cause major disruption to Rangers’ pre-season plans.
The Gers are scheduled to spend a week in the sunny Algarve between 29th June and 6th July, with a friendly against Danish club SønderjyskE in the diary for the penultimate day of the trip.
However, the Scottish Sun reports that the camp may have to be scrapped because travel restrictions are now in place.
As a result, the club are said to be working on potential alternative destinations, with staying in Scotland now a realistic prospect.
It’s asserted that a seven-day trip to St Andrews is currently under consideration, although it’s only one of several different options.
Clearly, this is a far from ideal development for Rangers at relatively short notice.
Detailed plans were likely already in place for the Algarve training camp and the friendly with SønderjyskE may now not take place.
Warm weather training is also often seen as a key aspect of player conditioning ahead of a long season.
However, even if it proves impossible for the Gers to go abroad, there’s still time to make good alternative arrangements.
There are worse places for a week-long stay than St Andrews and there are good facilities at University Park, which Dundee United use as their in-season training ground.
In other news, a highly-rated Rangers-linked striker has officially signed for an EFL Championship club.
