Dundee playmaker Gary Harkins is set to quit the club and blames the apparent collapse of a Texan takeover bid for his decision.
The former Kilmarnock player moved back to Dens Park for a second spell with the Dark Blues in January but is now out of contract.
His first spell saw him suffer the turmoil of administration as the club were hit with a 25-point penalty in 2010 after calling in insolvency experts to sort out their finances for the second time in seven years.
But he believes a chance to secure the club’s long-term future has been lost after the £700,000 takeover offer lodged by US company Keyes Capital sparked a boardroom split.
Directors Steve Martin, Bill Colvin and Ian Crichton have all resigned their positions after fellow board members Dave Forbes, Maurice Kidd and Fraser MacDonald – who represent the Dundee Supporters Society – refused to accept the investment plan.
Harkins told Press Association Sport: “I’m a bit uncertain about how things are going with the club now that the American bid has been knocked back.
“The chief executive Scot Gardiner and gaffer John Brown have been grand new with me since I came back to the club. But with everything going on in the background now, I’d prefer a bit of stability.
“From everything I have heard about the proposed takeover, I thought it would have been great for Dundee and help to take the place forward.
“But with that falling through and directors walking, it has made everything a bit uncertain. And that makes my future uncertain, so it’s something I need to think about.
“I was at the club the last time it went into administration and having gone through that, I want a bit of stability in my life.
“I don’t think the people at the club will allow that to happen again but I would have liked to have seen the club going forward.”
Reports have suggested St Mirren are set to offer the 28-year-old the chance to remain in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League but Harkins was staying tight-lipped.
“I don’t know what’s going to be happening yet” he said.
“But as I have always said, I want to play at as high level as I can.”
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