RANGERS loan star Haris Vuckic last night dismissed speculation he will part company with Newcastle United in the summer.

However, the 22-year-old has stressed returning to Ibrox remains a possibility if he continues not to feature at the Barclays Premier League club in the future.

Vuckic has one year left on his contract at St James' Park - but a newspaper report this week quoted him saying he would leave at the end of the 2014/15 campaign.

That raised hopes among Rangers supporters that the midfielder, who has scored six goals in just 10 competitive outings since arriving in Scotland in February, could extend his stay in Glasgow.

The one-time AC Milan target, though, has stressed he will return to England following the SPFL Premiership play-off matches next month.

He said: "I have a year left at Newcastle, but it is nonsense that I have said I am going to quit. I never said that.

"I still respect Newcastle because I have a year left there. And I also respect Rangers because I have a loan deal here.

"We will see what is going to happen in the transfer window and what Newcastle have to say. I will get options and I have to take the option that is best for me.

"Rangers would be a good option for me because I'm really enjoying my football here. I'm scoring goals, playing well and the fans like me. It would be a great option for me.

"This is the happiest I have been for a while with my football because I am playing every week. As a player, that is all you want, to show people that you are good.

"I will have to speak to Newcastle and see what their plan is and then see what is best for me."

But Vuckic admitted that, after doing so well at Rangers in the second half of this season, it would be difficult for him to not to be involved in the first team regularly in the future.

He said: "That wouldn't be the best option for me. Playing first team football is very different from the Under-21s, where you basically play with the kids. You want to play at a bigger, stronger level.

"In football you have to take a step back to go forward. I feel from Newcastle to Rangers on loan I took that step back but now I want to go forward.

"If I go back to play under-21 games with Newcastle I would go even more back. I just have to see what happens in the summer but I want to play first team football."