Russell Martin says Cyriel Dessers has played his last game for Rangers | OneFootball

Rangers manager Russell Martin has told Sky Sports that striker Cyriel Dessers has all but certainly played his last game for the club.

The 30-year-old Rangers star came off the bench for the last 18 minutes in the goalless draw against Celtic at Ibrox today.

Dessers appeared to be waving goodbye to the fans at full-time, and Martin expects him to leave after he was linked with AEK Athens at the start of the summer transfer window.

“I think Cyriel has probably played his last game for the club,” Martin told Sky Sports after the game.

Rangers are in talks to sign Everton striker Youssef Chermiti in a permanent deal that could be worth £10 million, and he is expected to replace the Nigerian.

The Scottish Premiership club brought in Macedonian forward Bojan Miovski from Girona yesterday, and he was thrown into the starting XI against the Hoops.

The Gers signed Jayden Meghoma, Lyall Cameron, Djeidi Gassama, Thelo Aasgaard, Manny Fernandez, Nasser Djiga, Max Aarons, Mikey Moore, Joe Rothwell, Oliver Antman and Oscar Cortes this summer.

Chermiti and Marseille defender Derek Cornelius are expected to be signed before the transfer deadline tomorrow.

Rangers have drawn all four league games this season, and Martin will hope his team can hit the ground running after the break.

The Light Blues are back in action on September 13 when they host Hearts in their fifth league game, and they could do with a win.

Dessers joined them from Cremonese in July 2023 and has bagged 52 goals and 17 assists in 116 appearances.