Kilmarnock have tried to ease their Europa League embarrassment by making a move for Stevie May.
Killie boss Angelo Alessio has been given permission by Aberdeen to talk to their out-of-favour frontman.
Alessio knows he needs to strength his Rugby Park squad and that has been accelerated by their embarrassing Europa League exit at the hands of Welsh minnows Connah’s Quay Nomads.
The Italian wants to add more firepower to his squad after a number of failed bids for targets he has turned to May – but he faces a fight.
Dundee have tabled a big-money offer while former club St Johnstone will step up their attempts to get May back to McDiarmid Park over the weekend.
Premiership new boys Ross County have also held talks but, as it stands, aren’t in a position to compete financially.
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes has told May he can go, either on loan or permanently if he wants, because Sam Cosgrove, Curtis Main and James Wilson are all ahead of him in the Pittodrie pecking order.
McInnes paid £400,000 to land May from Preston back in 2017 but he has struggled to hit the heights in the North-east.
It remains to be seen if Alessio will be able to persuade May to make the move to Rugby Park.
An added complication could be their artificial surface and the fact that May has already had two serious knee injuries.
