Rangers are still in talks over a deal to bring Glen Kamara to Ibrox.
According to The Scottish Sun, Dundee requested Rangers striker Ryan Hardie on loan in talks over Glen Kamara – but he rejected the move.
Dundee midfielder Kamara has already penned a pre-contract agreement to join Rangers on a free transfer this summer, but a move this month could still go through.
Dundee are prepared to let Kamara go this month for the right price, but that may involve a swap deal, with Dundee keen to take a Rangers youngster on loan.
A request for Ross McCrorie failed, and The Scottish Sun note that they asked about striker Hardie too, but he has rejected the chance to move on loan to Dens Park.
It’s claimed that Hardie, who was just recalled from a loan at Livingston, would prefer to head back to Livi rather than join Dundee on loan for the rest of the season.
Hardie, 21, has been in red-hot form of late with five goals in his last five games, prompting Steven Gerrard to bring him back to Ibrox and take him on the trip to Tenerife earlier this month.
With Jermain Defoe, Alfredo Morelos and Kyle Lafferty ahead of him in the pecking order, it’s unclear just how much football Hardie will play at Rangers.
However, if it isn’t Livingston, then Hardie seemingly doesn’t want the move, meaning he could stay and fight for his place at Ibrox – and leave Rangers and Dundee to go back to the drawing board in their attempts to thrash out a Kamara deal.
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