Former Rangers player Robbie Ure's dream European move is off.
The ex-Light Blues kid had been on trial with Dutch outfit AZ Alkmaar for the past two weeks.
The Eredivisie giants had invited the young Scot to train and play in friendly matches during their pre-season preparations after he decided to leave Ibrox at the end of last season.
The 19-year-old played in Jong AZ’s 3-2 win over VV Katwijk, as he aimed to impress first-team boss Pascal Jansen.
However, the Daily Record states that the teen's hopes of a move to the Netherlands have been scuppered y Dutch FA red tape.
KNVB rules state that non-EU youngsters aged 18 and 19 can only gain a work permit if they earn more than £3,250 per week.
And as Alkmaar were not prepared to offer a pay packet as lucrative as that, Ure will not be allowed to sign.
It's said that Ure is now back on home soil as he tries to plot his next steps to find a new club.
The Scotland youth international left his boyhood club Rangers this summer after making three first-team appearances last season.
He scored on his debut in the League Cup against Queen of the South last August, while he also enjoyed short run-outs against St Mirren in Giovanni van Bronckhorst's final game, and at Easter Road in the top six split.
Ure left to seek more regular game time at first-team level.
But because Rangers offered a new deal when they put an extension proposal in front of Ure, they will be entitled to training compensation when Ure signs for another team.
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