Kilmarnock have stated their desire to keep former Coventry City striker Kevin Kyle at the SPL Club.
Kyle has said that he wants to try his luck in the Championship again but Kilmarnock Chairman Michael Johnston said: "He's one of the players that we want to keep even though we're going to have to make cuts in the playing squad for next season.
"There's no other way round it and other clubs will be in the same position.
"Kevin Kyle did very well for us last season, scored crucial goals and you could say helped save us from relegation, so I'd fight very hard to keep Kevin Kyle and hopefully he'll want to stay."