Rangers' Boyd 'to decide future at end of season'

Posted Saturday, April 03, 2010 by YAHOO Sport

GLASGOW (AFP) - Rangers manager Walter Smith expects Scotland striker Kris Boyd to put his future on hold until the end of the season.

Reports this week suggested Boyd is set to be reunited with former Rangers boss Alex McLeish at English Premier League club Birmingham when his contract with the Scottish champions expires at the end of the season.

But Smith is convinced Boyd, who has scored 24 goals this term, is happy to wait until the end of the season to decide if he wants to remain at Ibrox or try his luck elsewhere.

And for now Smith wants the 26-year-old former Kilmarnock player's focus to remain on retaining the Scottish Premier League title.

"I spoke to Kris earlier in the season and he is going to make his decision at the end of the season," Smith said.

"We respect that. That's what he has to do and it's an important stage of his career.

"It's also an important stage of the league season as well so we would hope to get back to some kind of form from everyone's point of view.

"We've succeeded as a team over the last few seasons and we are striving to be successful as a team again so it's not just down to any one individual player."