Badredine Bouanani situation at Rangers 'increasingly worrying' as repercussions felt

Badredine Bouanani has been somewhat of a fringe figure at Rangers in recent weeks.

The Gers signed the Algeria international on loan from VfB Stuttgart on transfer deadline day, with a £15.5million buy option included in the deal.

Since starting on his debut against St Mirren, the 21-year-old winger has had to settle for minutes off the bench in the final minutes of games.

Against Kilmarnock, Bouanani had little chance to make an impression after replacing Djeidi Gassama in the 88th minute.

Derek McInnes seems to have found his preferred attack at Ibrox, which doesn't include the Algerian ace.

Minsu Kim and Gassama have been the Scottish manager's preferred options out wide recently, affecting the Stuttgart forward's prospects away from Govan.

How Badredine Bouanani is feeling the effect of Rangers snubs

Rangers are paying Bouanani's full wages while he's at the club.

Expectations were high when the Algeria international first arrived at Ibrox, but he hasn't done much so far.

Having struggled for minutes at Stuttgart last season, the winger must've thought his situation at Ibrox would be different, but that hasn't been the case.

Algerian football news website DZfoot have stated that Bouanani's situation at the Gers is becoming "increasingly worrying".

The forward's recent difficulties at the Glaswegian outfit are "reminiscent" of his struggles in Germany.

With Bouanani failing to get into McInnes' plans, his international prospects are starting to suffer, with Brahim Hemdani leaving the winger out of Algeria's squad in the recent international break.

Why Badredine Bouanani has fight on his hands at Ibrox

Bouanani showed glimpses of his quality against St Mirren, with his left-footed crosses into the box from the right-wing a potent weapon for Rangers.

The Algerian attacker hasn't been able to do that much at the Gers, though, and he's already at a crossroads.

Ryan Naderi and Kevin Kelsy have established themselves as McInnes' front two, leaving no place for Kim to play through the middle.

The South Korea international is a permanent asset on the Govan side's books and it makes sense for them to prioritise his development.

Kim is delivering week in, week out for the Glaswegian outfit, just like Gassama on the left-wing.

For now, there seems to be no space for Bouanani in the Light Blues' attack.