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Haris Vuckic has been told he won’t play for his national team as long as he is playing second tier football with Glasgow Rangers.

The Newcastle United midfielder could return to the club’s Benton base on July 1 after a stint on loan with the Ibrox side, making 18 appearances and scoring nine goals.

But Rangers failed to win automatic promotion and then were beaten in an ill-tempered Scottish Championship play-offs final with Motherwell.

Vuckic’s future remains in the air but he still has one year left on his contract at the Magpies.

However, one of the most promising players from his generation in Slovenia has been warned he won’t play international football if he remains at Rangers next season.

Slovenia boss Srecko Katanec said: “Haris played for Rangers in the second division in Scotland.

“I was disappointed, not just with him, but with the quality of the league he was playing in.

“I would have thought Rangers would have had a better team.”

Vuckic’s loan deal is over at Rangers and it remains to be seen whether he signs on a permanent basis.