Dundee have been knocked back in their attempt to land Ross McCrorie on loan from Rangers.
The two clubs have still not reached an agreement over letting Glen Kamara go in this window.
Rangers and Dundee wanted to do a player swap – but the title contenders refused to let Scotland Under-21 star McCrorie go to the struggling Tayside outfit on loan.
McCrorie has forced his way back into the Ibrox club’s first team and he played a key role in the 1-0 win over Celtic at the end of December.
He has made 18 appearances for Steven Gerrard and is more suited in midfield after previously playing in defence under Pedro Caixinha.
The Dens side are still searching for a new centre-back after new signing Andrew Davies suffered a broken foot at the weekend.
Dundee, however, did bring in winger Andy Dales on loan from Scunthorpe on Tuesday.