Lille are expected to return with another offer for Hamza Igamane after Rangers rejected their loan bid.
The French side came in with the proposition of a temporary transfer last week and it's understood Ibrox chiefs laughed the offer out. They had set a significant asking price on the Moroccan striker's head and were not prepared to sanction a loan exit.
Lille remain interested though and are expected to come in with another bid, as per Rangers Review.
It had been believed Igamane was keen on making the move and that bubbled over at the weekend when manager Russell Martin told the press the 22-year-old refused to come on as a sub with the team trailing St Mirren, claiming an injury.
"Hamza told me he was injured," said the Rangers boss.
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"We had a bid this week for Hamza, we rejected it, all was fine, trained fine yesterday, warmed up fine.
"I turned around to him at 60 minutes because I wanted two strikers on the pitch.
"And Hamza told me he was injured."
Pushed on whether Igamane is simply refusing to play, Martin added: "I have to trust him but we will see."
Fellow centre forward Cyriel Dessers could also leave the club while Rangers have interest in former Aberdeen No.9 Bojan Miovski, now with Girona, and Everton's Youssef Chermitti
