Swiss club St Gallen have launched a bid to sign Rangers midfielder Ross McCrorie from under the noses of Hibernian - just a week after signing Florian Kamberi from the Easter Road side.
The Super League runners-up have registered an interest in bringing the versatile 22-year-old to the club on a loan deal, however the Ibrox outfit are only interested in a permanent move for the midfielder.
Hibs tested Rangers' resolve with a £200,000 bid on Wednesday, but the Govan side knocked that back after deciding it did not meet their valuation of the player.
Jack Ross wants the former Portsmouth loanee to bolster his squad after an impressive start to the campaign.
McCrorie is said to be keen on the move after falling down the pecking order at his boyhood heroes.
But St Gallen are hoping to jump the queue by offering the lure of European football following a second-place finish in the Swiss top flight last season.
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The move would be the latest in a transfer merry-go-round between the three clubs.
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Kamberi joined St Gallen from Hibs after spending the tail end of last season on loan at Rangers and is expected to replace new Ibrox recruit Cedric Itten, who swapped the Swiss club for Govan last week.
McCrorie could become the first Scot to play in the top flight of Swiss football should the move go through.
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