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Josef Bursik left catches the ball ahead of Rangers Cyriel Dessers centre as Hibernian s Warren O Hora looks on during the William Hill Premiership match at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow. [Photo Credit\/ ImagoxJanexBarlow].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Rangers<\/a> head coach Russell Martin has cleared the air about the future of Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers at the club, Soccernet.ng reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 30-year-old has been linked with a move to AEK Athens<\/a>, but the Gers rejected the offer submitted by the Greek side<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Belgium-born forward also confirmed he was in talks with Belgian side Club Brugge<\/a> over a potential move, but nothing concrete has surfaced so far.<\/p>\n Get Our Sports News First \u2013\u00a0Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Dessers is currently nursing an ankle injury<\/a> and is in the race against time to be fit for Rangers’ UCL qualifier against Club Brugge on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Russell Martin<\/a> has revealed the striker is working hard to be involved against Brugge, and lauded him for his diligence despite his heart being elsewhere.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it happens in football, but I’ll go back to Cyriel again. He’s working really hard to get fit, but he’s not there yet; he’ll probably be fit for Wednesday,\u201d the former Southampton coach said in his pre-match quotes as revealed by the Rangers Review<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cSo, whilst he’s made it really clear what his intentions are, or what his desire would be, there’s been no problem.<\/p>\n \u201cHe trains properly, performs with the team, he’s been great, but everyone’s different. Every human being is different.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cWhilst (Cyriel) has made us really clear what his desire would be there\u2019s been no problem\u2026No, Cyriel hasn\u2019t asked to leave but we\u2019ve had a lot of discussions about it\u201d<\/p>\n Russell Martin on the future of Dessers and Miovski links pic.twitter.com\/EUwbE0IOUq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Rangers Review (@RangersReview55) August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cCyriel is quite experienced, and some of the guys are really young, so the situation will be cleared up in the next ten days. I’m quite clear about it.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, no, Cyriel hasn’t asked to leave. He’s not asked to leave once, but we’ve had a lot of discussions about it , and we’ll see what happens,\u201d the 39-year-old concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Rangers lost the first leg to Club Brugge<\/a> in front of their home crowd at Ibrox. They have to overturn a two-goal deficit if they’re to stand a chance of qualifying.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Soccer](\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/Ft1HwY6aJ931UGr-exyPDzWx5WQ=\/1024x683\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fsoccernet.ng%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F08%2Fimago1065063217.jpg\")
Soccer Rangers boss speaks on Dessers<\/a>\u2018 future<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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