Will Bojan Miovski’s Latest International Snub Have an Effect on His Rangers Career?

The summer signings of Lawrence Shankland and Kevin Kelsy seemingly ended new manager Derek McInnes' worries regarding Rangers' attacking lineup for the campaign.

However, McInnes' increased firepower quickly returned to square one after early injuries to both Shankland and Youssef Chermiti.

This also opened the door for the Gers' remaining centre-forwards, as Ryan Naderi, Kelsy and Bojan Miovski waited in the wings to make McInnes' starting eleven.

Both Naderi and summer arrival Kelsy have seemingly impressed the manager with some crucial goals and match-winning performances lately, but as for Miovski, things have already started to go downhill.

Due to the North Macedonian forward's lack of game time under McInnes this season, Miovski was left out of his national side manager, Goce Sedloski's, final squad for their upcoming games against Scotland and Slovenia later on this month.

Sedloski also sounded pretty direct as he addressed Miovski's absence from North Macedonia's squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures, saying (h/t Glasgow World), "There is no anger about the decision. I have always decided to select those who are playing, and I will continue that way.

"Those who do not play in the teams will not be called up. Let's fix the mistakes we made here against Scotland. We are playing against a strong team like Scotland, and we need to forget about our recent form and give everything."

Despite the latest snub, the 27-year-old has been a regular for his national side during the past couple of years.

But Miovski's last four outings for North Macedonia haven't quite gone how the forward would have wanted, as he failed to get on the scoresheet despite getting two starts and two cameo appearances, as Sedloski's men lost all four of their opening games in the Nations League this campaign.

In fact, it has been almost a year since Miovski last found the back of the net while playing for his national side.As for his time at Rangers, the center-forward scored a total of 14 goals in 18 starts during his debut campaign for the Glaswegian side last season.

Now under McInnes, Miovski is yet to start for the Light Blues so far this season, but has already scored a crucial winner against St. Mirren at the start of the campaign.

However, the former Aberdeen man has seemingly failed to get into the good books of the new manager, and his recent omission from North Macedonia's squad for the games against Scotland and Slovenia could already plant a lot of questions in the player's head regarding his long-term future at the club.

Miovski's current contract with Rangers is scheduled to expire in the summer of 2029, giving the club the upper hand in future negotiations.

But the lack of game time, as cited by Miovski's national team manager, could force the player to demand a departure from the club during the upcoming winter transfer window.

Although the decision might depend on the availability of Shankland by the end of the ongoing calendar year, as the Scottish international carries on with his recovery on the sidelines.