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Rangers: Youssef Chermiti injured after bid rejected for striker
Chermiti, capped at under-21 level by Portugal, has made 43 Rangers appearances, 30 of them starts, scoring 15 goals.
“It’s no surprise that he’s a player who’s got a big tag on him and he’s got high potential, but thankfully he’s our player and that will continue to be the case,” McInnes said.
“We’re trying to build a team here at the minute and we’re trying to still bring additions to the team that helps us add to the good players that we’ve got, including Youssef.
“So it’s not something we would encourage at any point and, as I say, obviously news has broken today, but we’re just trying to concentrate on the game today.”
Rangers have made nine signings already this summer after the arrival of McInnes from Heart of Midlothian and he is hoping to add more.
“We’ve got a few bids in for several players and a few things are ongoing at the minute, but everything else, ideally a lot of these things would have came to fruition a wee bit quicker,” he added.
“But hopefully, if there is any news to tell, it’ll be in the upcoming days on a few of our targets.”
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