Rangers appear to have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Crystal Palace player Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
Oliver Glasner, head coach of the FA Cup winners, insists he doesn't have enough first team players to enable anyone else to leave his squad.
That is, unless the Palace board get a move on in terms of bringing in fresh faces.
Rangers are keen on the England youth international.
It's believed they would like to strike an initial loan agreement, with a potential option to buy included.
The player is currently being treated for a knock having limped off during a friendly against Crawley Town recently. The extent of that injury has yet to be determined.
However, quotes have emerged from Glasner where he appeared frustrated at a lack of transfer dealings by the Premier League outfit.
He told Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung: “Even though all the players are still here, we haven’t made the most of the transfer window so far.
"I was promised that we would be more active and bring in the new players earlier this year.
“As of now, I have 17 outfield players. I hope we don’t lose any more.
"If that happens and we get four new ones on deadline day like last year, another false start is possible.”
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When asked about the reports last week, Martin told Sky Sports News: “There’s a lot of players we’ll be linked with. Some wide of the mark, some very close and some spot-on.
“He’s a player I liked at Southampton, we tried to take him there and it didn’t quite happen.
"So, he’s a player I like and I think he’s a player the recruitment staff like. But, how far that’s gone, I’m not too sure.
“He’s a really good player. We look at all sorts of different profiles who we think can help the team. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the one type of profile.
“Players are very different, we just need players with the right mentality that are desperate to come and play here. We will see where we end up in four weeks’ time.”
