SPL: Kanchelskis poised to quit Ibrox

Andrei Kanchelskis says he will leave Rangers before the end of the year, if he cannot hold down a regular first-team place.

He is a fringe player under Dick Advocaat, who prefers Russell Latapy.

An English club would be an option for Kanchelskis, but he would prefer to stay in Scotland.

He said: "It's disappointing but I am getting the feeling I'm not going to be involved so I will have to think about my situation.

"I want to play and I am ready to do so but I can't get in the team. Russell Latapy does not normally operate wide right but he played there for a couple of games ahead of me.

"At my age I need to be playing, so if things have not changed in the next couple of months I will talk with my agent and try to find something else.

"I would like to stay in Britain because my family is settled here. My seven-year-old son Andrei speaks English with a Scottish accent and my daughter Eva is also happy here so I would like to find another club in this country."