Ianis Hagi has been urged to leave Rangers by Romania manager Mircea Lucescu.
The 26-year-old starred for his country in a man-of-the-match showing against Cyprus in Nations League action earlier this week.
Hagi earned huge plaudits as he provided an assist in a masterful display for Romania.
However, the playmaker was then told in no uncertain terms that he should leave Rangers and find a new club.
Manager Lucescu confirmed he had held talks with Hagi to advise him over his situation and revealed he would prefer the midfielder leave Ibrox.
As quoted by Digisport, the Romania boss said: "Yes, of course I advised him. How could I not? It's not the first time.
"I also told him that I would give him this chance (to play), but he has to go to another team where to play effectively.
"He played well and I congratulate him."
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Lucescu's comments come despite Hagi having returned to the first-team fold at Rangers after a contract standoff was resolved.
Philippe Clement handed Hagi a return against St Johnstone in October but was then ruled out of contention for two matches after picking up a red card.
The Romanian internationalist did, though, come back into the mix and feature in matchday squads when available.
Hagi could not contribute in the Europa League for Rangers having been left out of the registered squad for the competition before a resolution over his Ibrox situation.
The playmaker most recently featured off the bench against Aberdeen before being an unused sub against Hearts and Motherwell ahead of the international break.
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