Steven Gerrard has revealed Ross McCrorie has asked to leave Rangers with Hibs returning to the table with a fresh bid for the midfielder.
We exclusively told recently how the Hibees had swooped with a £200,000 offer for McCrorie but that was kicked into touch by Gers who are holding out for more cash for the player.
McCrorie has made it clear to his manager that he wants out of Ibrox to play more games, but Gerrard insists Hibs - and any other interested parties - must stump up to land the 22-year-old. "With Ross, we knocked something back from Hibs and I believe they have come again," he said.
"That's moved a little bit closer. Ross has told me clearly that he wants to move on but, at the same time, the ball is in Hibs' court to match what we want."
Meanwhile, one player who wants McCrorie at Easter Road is Scotland under-21s teammate Ryan Porteous. The defender is hopeful Hibs can sign the Gers man and he looks forward to a potential link-up. "If we could get a player of that calibre to come here it'd be brilliant," he said.
"Obviously I don't have a say in that but he's a really, really good player. He's a good role model and a good professional. He takes care of himself really well and looks after the boys. He doesn't really care about where he plays either. He just gets on with it.
“He's captain of Scotland Under 21s and a really good player. He can play in a lot of different positions and is a player I really enjoy playing with."
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