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RANGERS’ hopes of landing Croatian star Niko Kranjcar appear to have been dashed.

We exclusively revealed on May 16 that the Ibrox club had been hopeful of making the attacker their second signing of the summer after the big-name capture of Joey Barton.

But the woman who holds the key to the deal looks to have wrecked the move.

Kranjcar’s missus, actress Zrinka Cvitesic, does not want to move to Scotland according to reports in the Balkan media.

Last month we told how his girlfriend calls the shots in their relationship and would decide on the 31-year-old’s future.

The couple moved to the States earlier this year as Cvitesic pursued a career on Broadway while Kranjcar signed from Dynamo Kiev for New York Cosmos.

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His contract expired with the American club expired on May 28 and would be able to sign for Rangers on a free.

But according to Croatian reports, she does not want to leave the States and if correct, Kranjcar’s proposed move to the Glasgow giants is off.