Jon McLaughlin misses main Rangers training as Allan McGregor set for Napoli chance

Rangers goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin missed training with the rest of the group ahead of Napoli's visit to Ibrox which looks set to hand Allan McGregor a chance to stake his claim to reclaim his place between the sticks.

But skipper James Tavernier was involved in the session after Giovanni van Bronckhorst revealed he was nursing a knock after coming off at half-time in the 4-0 Champions League drubbing by Ajax. However the absence of McLaughlin, named in Steve Clarke's Scotland squad, is a mystery although he did appear to be in some discomfort during the loss in Amsterdam with McGregor sent out to warm up in the Johan Cruyff Arena at one point.

Robby McCrorie was also involved in training and is an option to step up. McLaughlin signed for the Gers back in 2020 as back-up to McGregor, and made 30 appearances over his first two seasons under Steven Gerrard as the Ibrox outfit came to the fore of Scottish football once again.

And this season, the former Hearts star has taken the reigns off of his 40-year-old counterpart as Gio van Bronckhorst looked to shake up his starting XI for the better in a bid to reclaim the Scottish Premiership title from bitter rivals Celtic.

Yet McLaughlin's poor form - especially in the derby where his howlers saw Celtic canter to a 4-0 win at Parkhead - has seen calls from players and pundits alike for McGregor's return to the fore. And with the Gers squad pictured ahead of their crunch Champions League clash against Napoli on Wednesday evening, it became apparent that McLaughlin was absent - handing McGregor the opportunity to reclaim the spot once and for all.

With Rangers having suffered the ignominy of losing 4-0 at Celtic and Ajax just days apart, McLaughlin came under much criticism -