Rangers full-back Borna Barisic has admitted that he is not happy with his current situation at Ibrox under Gio van Bronckhorst.

He has found himself playing a supporting role to Calvin Bassey at left-back and is not content with being a back-up for the Glasgow giants.

The Glasgow Times quotes him as saying: "As far as Rangers goes, I'm still playing plenty of minutes because we are playing every three or four days at the moment.

"I haven't played in a few games and I'm not happy about that, but it's not a drama.

"It's been a fairytale for me at Rangers and some things have changed now. But it's nothing terrible."

Axe him

Van Bronckhorst must now end Barisic's fairytale at Ibrox by brutally axing him from the club in the summer - cashing in on him whilst his stock is still relatively high.

He was hooked off at half-time in the club's last Old Firm clash at the start of February as he endured a rough 45 minutes against the Hoops in a 3-0 loss.

Former Celtic defender Mark Wilson commented on his performance, saying: "He did look terrified in possession, he looked terrified out of possession. I think we can all agree he probably had one of his poorest nights in a Rangers shirt."

Since that match, he has only started four games in the Premiership and Europa League. He was, however, handed the left-back spot in both legs of the knock-out win over Borussia Dortmund but registered dismal SofaScore ratings of 6.2 and 6.4.

In the second leg, van Bronckhorst hauled him off at half-time after a poor showing in the first half. As per SofaScore, he only completed 64% of his attempted passes and gave possession away seven times whilst winning just one duel, which led to him being brought off at the interval.

Watford were reportedly interested in a deal for the Croatia international in January before moving on to other targets, with the Gers valuing him at £5m. The Dutch head coach must now allow him to leave if any offers in that price range arrive in the summer as his performances in big games have been nowhere near good enough of late.

His showings against Celtic and Dortmund, along with Bassey's emergence as the first-choice at left-back, suggest that it is the right time for him to move on. Barisic's comments also hint at him not wanting to play second fiddle and there is nothing to suggest that he will usurp the Nigerian any time soon, which is why Rangers must cash in on him now.

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