KENNY Miller fears he is entering the final weeks of his Rangers career after talks over a new Ibrox deal stalled. The 37-year-old is out of contract at the end of the campaign but has yet to hold discussions over an extension to his terms with boss Pedro Caixinha.
Former Ibrox manager Mark Warburton was keen to tie down Miller and Clint Hill beyond the summer but his departure from the club saw the process put on the back burner. Miller is determined to continue pulling on his boots next season but only time will tell if he is wearing a Light Blue jersey in the Premiership.
“Nothing has moved on at all,” he said. “There has not been any chat. With a new manager coming in it’s kind of put that on hold a little bit. For me, you don’t really get to this stage and things are not sorted.
“So it could be that I have only got six weeks left at Rangers. So I want to enjoy as much as I can by hopefully winning the Scottish Cup and finishing the league strongly.
“I’m still hopeful and everybody knows my feelings for the club and where I want to be but at the moment it has not moved forward.
“It would hurt me if I was to leave – of course it would. I want to be here and I still feel I have a lot to offer as a player. But that’s up to the manager. He is a man who seems to have strong opinions and views so he will make his own mind up on who he wants here and who he doesn’t.
“I have not had a private conversation with him about it.
“I definitely see myself playing next season, wherever that may be.”
Rangers return to action against Kilmarnock tomorrow night before they face Aberdeen on Sunday in what is surely a must-win match if they are to keep alive their ambitions of finishing second this term.
The Light Blues then face Partick Thistle ahead of the Old Firm double header.
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