Tom Lawrence has been spotted at Rangers pre-season ahead of Michael Beale's predicted return.
The Welshman is hoping to put his injury hell of last season behind him after undergoing surgery. The former Derby County man made a huge impact for Giovanni van Bronckhorst scoring three goals in his first nine games including a crucial strike in the Champions League pay off against PSV. Lawrence was looking a sharp addition to the Rangers midfield but suffered major set backs with his season cut short last August.
Michael Beale provided a timeline for the star who will feel like a 'new signing' when he returns. The London boss expected Lawrence to join in with the first team a "a couple of weeks" into pre-season. But Rangers TV footage has shown Lawrence enter the building on day one. The 29-year-old appeared to be in good spirits as he smiled at the camera when walking into the Light Blues HQ.
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Other crocked stars including Connor Goldson and Kemar Roofe also appeared on the video.
Speaking back in May. Beale outlined the importance of Lawrence but admitted the attacker had 8-10 months of catching up to do.
Beale said at the time: "He (Tom) came in as an important signing, and an experienced member of the squad. He didn’t come in to be a player for the future, he came to be a ‘now’ player. He started the season really well, he was important in the PSV games for example.
“And then he got a horrific injury. He was on his way back from that and had some complications from that. I expect him to be back probably a couple of weeks into pre-season.
“Either at the same time as everybody else or a couple of weeks behind. But having said that he needs to make up maybe eight or 10 months."
