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17 June 2009
Thistle dilemma as Harkins knocks back extended contract
Partick Thistle have been left with a sell-now or lose-him-for-nothing-next-year dilemma after Dundee target Gary Harkins informed them he will not be extending his present Firhill contract (writes Tom Duthie).
By the weekend, the Dark Blues’ chances of landing Harkins, for whom they’ve bid £100,000, were looking slim.

It’s understood, however, the 24-year-old has made it clear that, at the very least, he intends moving on when his contract expires this time next year.

Because of his age, that would see Partick unable to land a fee for a player they regard as being in the £175,000 bracket.

That could prompt them to take the money now, though the gap between their valuation and Dundee’s remains a considerable stumbling block.