SCOTT Allan is reportedly ready to put in a transfer request in order to force through his move to Rangers.

Hibs have knocked back two offers from the Ibrox club for their playmaker, the latest thought to be in the region of £225,000, and insist the player will not be sold to their championship rivals, but still the transfer row shows no signs of abating. The Easter Road club are bracing themselves today for the player - who has 12 months left on his contract and is free to talk to other clubs from January – to formally ask to leave the club, although whether that would soften their stance towards selling the 23-year-old to their main championship rivals remains unclear. Rangers are refusing to take no for an answer and are understood to be lining up a new bid.

The two sides will meet on Saturday at Easter Road in the Petrofac Cup and manager Alan Stubbs has so far been adamant that the player will not be sold to the club he supported as a boy. "I can categorically say Scott will not be going to Rangers," said Stubbs. "We as a club are prepared to let Scott run his contract down."