The Scott Allan transfer saga has
gone from the most exciting potential signing Rangers could make this summer
window to the dullest, most tedious drawn-out soap opera pretty much since
Steven Naismith joined on the 31st of August 2007 with just 19
seconds to spare till the window shut.
The latest developments in the
story are thus:
Rangers on Tuesday made a third
bid for the player, who as we know handed in a transfer request recently. That
bid was never officially rejected but it was not accepted either.
Ian Murray, in a parallel slant
on the story, last night discussed his surprise that Rangers were willing to
hand over Calum Gallagher only two days before his St Mirren side travelled to
Ibrox, potentially pitting the striker against his former side on his debut. He
said:
“I was surprised at the timing of it. If it
had been myself I’d have probably waited for a few days, certainly till the weekend. But
fair play to Rangers because they’ve gone about their business professionally
and amicably.”
As for Scott Allan, Rotherham, as reported here, made a £400,000 bid
yesterday as well, which was rejected, and are poised to increase that today in
a second attempt to persuade Hibs to part with him. And speculation has persisted that the Easter Road side have entered into talks with the New York Stadium side even if a fee has not actually been agreed.
Meanwhile English League One outfit Wigan, who have already sent away two players to Ibrox, are themselves seemingly joining the hunt for
the player and may enter a bid in their own right.
And Rangers manager Mark
Warburton is coy about a fourth Rangers bid, but it is a widely held belief
Rangers will come back for a third
time, but reports suggest the bid would be lower than Rotherham’s first bid.
Which would be a bit odd, if true.
The drama rumbles on.