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Mateusz Zukowski Rangers return as loan spell at Lech Poznan proves to be unsuccessful

Mateusz Zusowski will return to Rangers in the coming weeks after failing to impress at Lech Poznan throughout the season.

The young right-back, 21, moved to Rangers in January 2022 for a fee of around £400,000, making his debut in the Scottish Cup against Annan.

Against James Tavernier he was never likely to conjure up a decent amount of minutes in Govan, but with youngster Adam Devine impressing, that quickly saw him fall to third-choice. Poznan was his destination for this season's loan spell, with an option-to-buy also included for the youngster ahead of his return to the Ekstraklasa.

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However, his time back in the Polish top-flight never really took off; just three appearances in the league totalling 69 minutes, alongside the majority of his games coming in the third tier of the Polish footballing pyramid.

Unsurprisingly, manager John van den Brom has chosen not to exercise the buy-out option for the young full-back, who still has two years left on his deal under Michael Beale.

With Devine to act as back-up for Tavernier whilst Borna Barisic and Ridvan Yilmaz battle it out for a starting berth at left-back, it will mean either youth football at Milngavie next season, or alternatively, another loan spell.

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