Russell Martin has denied a rift between himself and Rangers midfielder Nicolas Raskin.
The head coach insists the Belgian international - who has been called up to their squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers - trained with the rest of his teammates today as normal ahead of Sunday's huge derby clash against Celtic.
The 24-year-old was omitted from the starting XI who played Club Brugge on Wednesday night.
He would eventually come on the field in his homeland, as Rangers were humbled 6-0, with the score ending 9-1 on aggregate.
In the immediate aftermath of the game, Martin refused to deny that Raskin could be sold before the end of the transfer window on Monday night.
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This led to Raskin's father, Thierry, taking to his personal social media to fillet Martin for his treatment of his boy.
He told the 39-year-old he had an 'oversized ego'.
However, despite all of this, and rumours of a fallout behind the scenes, Martin insists there hasn't been a breakdown in the relationship between himself and the player.
"I think everyone's here, everyone's available, and the squad and the team will be picked on what we think is the best way to win the game," Martin told the media. "Nico is in training today.
"I'd describe my relationship with all the players, all the staff as honest, open. I don't think you can have anything else apart from that.
"There's not a breakdown in any relationships here. If it's honest and open, there can't be a breakdown in any relationships."
More to follow.
