Rangers winger Ryan Kent might not have hit the heights of last season so far in this campaign but the Ibrox side are undeniably a weaker team without him in it.
The £7m man has been an integral part of the team since joining from Liverpool and if reports are to be believed, Kent could be set for an enforced spell on the sidelines.
Sky Sports are reporting that Kent is amongst seven Rangers players and staff self-isolating after a confirmed Covid-19 outbreak at Ibrox.
This comes after earlier reports claimed the player was not on a flight to Armenia to play Alashkert in the Europa League Playoff.
These Covid-19 positives come at a particularly challenging time for Rangers with the club’s first Old Firm match of the season against Celtic scheduled this weekend.
Whilst Kent may have been off the boil, there is no game where the winger has performed so consistently than the one against Celtic and his absence will be a huge miss.
Kent terrifies both their players and their fans and if he isn’t involved at Ibrox this weekend, it will count as a blow to the club’s chances.
This news also comes after reports in the Daily Mail [08/24/21, p.72] claimed that Leeds United are considering a late move for the winger.
Kent, 25, has been a long-term target of Marcelo Bielsa’s and that report suggests that the Ibrox side fear a late move for the attacker.
The Daily Mail claim that Leeds United talks with Club Brugge regarding winger Noa Lang have hit an “impasse” with attention now turning back to the Ibrox star and the potential renewal of their interest.
Rangers fans have been warned to treat those Covid-19 reports with caution until we hear from the club but the support will be hoping we haven’t seen Ryan Kent in Light Blue for the last time.
With the international break to follow the next two matches, if Leeds meet the winger’s release clause that could very much become a reality.
Talking of Ryan Kent’s release clause, one journalist revealed detals regarding the price attached to it last week.
