Rangers defender Borna Barisic aware of transfer interest as he refuses to rule out Ibrox exit this month

Borna Barisic admits he is unsure whether he will still be a Rangers player at the end of the January transfer window.

The Croatian left-back was a transfer target for English Premier League side Watford at the start of the month, but it is believed Claudio Ranieri’s side were unwilling to meet the Ibrox club’s asking price of around £5million.

Barisic, who remains under contract at Rangers until the summer of 2024 after joining in 2018 for £1.5m from Osijek, confirmed in his press conference he has been aware of interest in him this month.

While his immediate future is uncertain, the 29-year-old insists he remains totally focused on the Scottish champions, who return to Premiership action against Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Tuesday night.

Barisic said: “The situation is I am focused on Rangers like I always said in regard to transfers. I am focused on Rangers, that’s what is most important.

“I’ve heard a lot of wrong information - not all, but a lot of wrong information, so all the answers to my situation you will have at the start of February.

“You never know in football, you know how it goes. If someone says ‘30 million for Borna’ I will not be here!

“All that matters is I’m a professional, fully focused on Rangers and on our next game against Aberdeen. All the answers you will have in February.

“I don’t want to go into details now. I just said that there are a lot of rumours. The most important thing is Rangers.

“I know what this badge is. You need to be 100 per cent on the training, on the pitch. Without that it is impossible to play here.”