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Ehiogu may have to leave Gers

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Ugo Ehiogu admits he could be forced to leave Rangers in January in search of regular first-team football.

Defender wants regular action

Ugo Ehiogu admits he could be forced to leave Rangers in January in search of regular first-team football. The former Aston Villa and Middlesbrough defender has been kept out of Walter Smith's plans by an Achilles injury and the subsequent form of David Weir and Carlos Cuellar. Ehiogu is not rushing towards the Ibrox exit, but knows that at the age of 35 he has to consider what is best for the closing stages of his career. And having spoken openly with Smith, Ehiogu knows he will have to take any opportunities which arrive if he is to stay.

Honesty

The former England international said: "I've only known the manager for a short time but I quite like his honesty. "I can come to him and put my point across and he will listen and vice versa. I'm always talking to the gaffer and we are quite close on where we both stand, there is a lot of honesty there. "We will wait and see what the situation brings. I clearly want to be playing and I want to be playing here which is why I'm here. "If opportunities do come my way, it's up to me to take them. If they don't, then we will sit down and discuss the future and what is best for Rangers and myself. "I'm not registered to play in Europe anyway so that doesn't really affect me but leaving this club would be a major, major blow because I love playing football here. "But I have to balance that out with playing and my age and it's a difficult balance."

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