Souttar is on course for Greeks

JOHN SOUTTAR resumed light jogging yesterday as he battles to return to fitness in time for Rangers' Champions League showdowns with Panathinaikos.

- By Blair Esson

Express Sport broke the news that the 28-year-old defender, above, is in a race against time to be available for next month's crunch qualification double header - after delaying surgery to join up with the Scotland squad for friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein.

Souttar finally went under the knife to have repair work carried out on an ongoing hernia issue in London last week - three weeks after the end of his club's domestic season.