Jesurun Rak-Sakyi sparks anxious Rangers injury wait as £10m man to get quick answer over Crystal Palace scare

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi sparks anxious Rangers injury wait as £10m man to get quick answer over Crystal Palace scare

The Ibrox side are keen to sign the England youth international on an initial loan with a £10million buy option

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

Wanted man Jesurun Rak-Sakyi faces a quick-fire call over the severity of the injury he suffered in Crystal Palace's friendly win over Crawley.

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Rangers are keen to sign the England youth international on an initial loan with a £10million buy option.

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The Eagles head to Austria this week as boss Oliver Glasner looks to sharpen the FA Cup winners with a double friendly against Augsburg on Friday ahead of their much-anticipated Community Shield showdown with Liverpool on August 10.

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Rak-Sakyi went down on Friday night and he was substituted in the 89th minute after coming on midway through the second half.

The winger spent two minutes receiving treatment before he walked off the pitch.

The setback came hours after Rangers boss Russell Martin admitted he's a player both he and the club's decision makers covet

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Martin, speaking to Sky Sports News, said: "He's a player I like. We tried to take him to Southampton, it didn't quite happen. I like him and the recruitment staff like him, but how far that's gone... I'm not too sure.

"He's a really good player. We look at all sorts of different profiles that we think can help the team, it doesn't necessarily have to be one type of profile. Players are very different.

"We just need the ones with the right mentality who are desperate to come and play here. We'll see where we end up in four weeks' time."

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