Rangers striker is heading back out on loan.
Rangers forward Ryan Hardie has praised manager Steven Gerrard after sealing his loan exit.
Rangers have announced Hardie has gone back out on loan to Livingston.
Hardie was recalled by Rangers to head out with the squad on their mid-season break to Tenerife.
Gerrard wanted to get a closer look at the young striker, who was injured for most of pre-season.
Hardie had netted five goals in seven games over December.
The youngster told Rangers’ official website: “He could easily have kept me in the building and I would not have got as much game-time as I would have wanted.
“It’s great he has realised that and wants me to play another six months of football and get regular game-time so I can come back here next season with a fresh view to playing for Rangers.”
Hardie signed a contract extension before his latest exit, tying down his future until 2020.
The signing of Jermain Defoe would have made it difficult for Hardie to get game time at Rangers.
The Gers clearly want Hardie to continue to prove himself, and if he does, a longer contract extension may soon come his way.
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