Rangers fear they could be outbid in Miller chase

RANGERS may be priced out of a move to sign Kenny Miller for a third time as English clubs prepare to outbid the Scottish champions for the unsettled Bursaspor striker.

Miller moved to the Turkish Super League club in January after failing to agree terms for an extension to his contract at Rangers which had just six months to run at that stage.

Despite scoring five times in his 15 appearances for Bursaspor and earning the approval of the club’s support, Miller has found it difficult to adapt to his new lifestyle and is understood to be eager for a return to the UK.

Rangers manager Ally McCoist has confirmed his interest in bringing the 31-year-old Scotland international back to Ibrox where he was a significant success during his second spell at the club following a £2 million move from Derby County in June 2008.

Miller, who experienced a less fulfilling 18-month period with Rangers first time around when they signed him from Hibs for £2million back in 2000, is believed to be enthusiastic about the prospect of working under McCoist again.

But it is believed several English clubs are also interested in the player, most of them able to offer him a considerably more lucrative salary than Rangers, who have already lost out on transfer targets Craig Conway and Neil Danns to Championship outfits this summer. Miller earns in the region of £40,000 a week at Bursaspor and, while willing to take an inevitable drop to return to Britain, he is acutely aware he can earn more in England than at Ibrox.

“I’m sure there are clubs in England interested in him and he’d probably get nearer the money he’d be looking for down there,” admitted McCoist.

“Kenny has never been out of