Ally KO�s Kyle bid

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RANGERS have rejected Burnley's offer of �£1million plus stopper Andre Bikey for their ex-striker Kyle Lafferty.

 

SunSport understands Clarets boss Eddie Howe was prepared to include giant Cameroon defender Bikey as part of the package to snare Lafferty.

 

But any move has been blocked - a sign that new Gers gaffer McCoist sees hitman Lafferty as a key part of his long-term plans.

 

The Northern Ireland ace, a �£3.25 million signing from Burnley in 2008, finished last season in sensational form alongside Nikica Jelavic, netting eight goals in the final 10 games including the title-winning hat-trick at Kilmarnock.

 

Lafferty, 23, was a popular figure at Burnley, but the striker - currently facing a month out with a groin injury - would prefer to stay at Ibrox.

 

Meanwhile, Gers' bid to sign Carlos Cuellar is complicated by the player's situation at Aston Villa.

 

The English Premier League club have accepted Rangers' �£2million offer.

 

But SunSport understands Cuellar, 29, is at odds with Villa over a deal they offered him and then withdrew.

 

Cuellar was offered a new contract under Gerard Houllier.

 

But now Alex McLeish has taken over Cuellar has been told that deal is now off the table.

 

McCoist will speak to the stopper and try and convince him to return to the SPL.

 

But the Ibrox boss fears he'll be unable to persuade him to take a huge drop in his current �£40,000-a-week deal.

 

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[Danny 0]

�£1M for a player we paid over �£3M for plus 'Andre Bikey' is just a stupid bid. The kind we'd try ourselves.

 

That said Bikey hasn't had the worst career - 19 caps for Cameroon, some Russian Premier League and EPL experience plus plenty championship experience. And he's a defender/right back.