Bursaspor reject Rangers bid for Kenny Miller

BURSASPOR have told Rangers they will need to improve their offer for striker Kenny Miller, with a move to Cardiff City now looking more likely for the Scotland international.

• Kenny Miller scored five goals in 15 appearances for Bursaspor

The SPL champions were aiming to pay back the 400,000 they received for Miller in the January transfer window, but the Turkish side want more than double that to release the unsettled player.

Rangers manager Ally McCoist confirmed the bid for Miller after last night's friendly win over Blackpool, but admitted that "any deal would not be straightforward".

Now the Ibrox club will have to act quickly if they are to bring Miller back for a third spell, as Championship outfit Cardiff are understood to be closing in on a deal.

Bursaspor's director of transfers, Erkan Kamat, told STV today: "The policy of Rangers is not good. I don't like it. It is a ridiculously low offer.

"As far as we are concerned, Kenny Miller has been sold to Cardiff City. He is going to be their player and he is not going to Rangers."

Miller asked for a transfer after failing to settle in Turkey but Bursaspor told his agent and Rangers they were looking for about 900,000 to release him.

"We are in a very bad position now," said Kamat.

"We have a Europa League match next week, Kenny is going and we need another striker.

"We want one million euros to buy another player and we told Kenny's agent this."