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Caley Thistle will make another attempt to secure forward Craig Dargo on a new deal as they try to avoid losing another key member of their squad.
Inverness captain Darren Dods has signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee United and the defender will move to Tannadice for nothing in the summer.
Goalkeeper Mark Brown, another free agent when the campaign ends, has had talks with Falkirk about a move to Westfield and was offered terms by the Bairns last week. Inverness responded with a two-year proposal which would make him the best-paid player in their history and the 25-year-old will consider the offer.
Dargo was given the chance to commit his long-term future to Caley Thistle several months ago but has so far failed to sign.
With Alan Gow likely to leave Falkirk, former Kilmarnock player Dargo has been linked with a move to the Bairns.
Bristol City are also thought to be keen, with reports suggesting the Ashton Gate outfit is ready to pay £50,000 for Dargo now.
Manager Charlie Christie knows how costly losing all three players might be. The trio make up the spine of his team and their departures would leave him with a significant rebuilding job.
But Christie has limited money to offer and concedes they may be priced out of the market.
He said: "We plan to talk to Craig. We had been hoping to speak to him on Thursday but he was unavailable. Instead, we will have a chat with him first thing during the week and the situation with him is the same as the other two players.
"All three are integral parts of our squad but we can only do so much as we try to hang on them. We can tell them how great a club Inverness is until we are blue in the face but finances dictate things in an individual's life and I appreciate that."
Barry Wilson is another player who could move on under freedom of contract in the summer and Christie will discuss the winger's future with him.
Christie, who has been with Caley Thistle since their 1994 formation, has seen the club experience similar situations and believes it can recover. He added: "Obviously, I am disappointed to lose Darren but it is not unexpected. I know the budgets other clubs work with so it is not a huge surprise.
"We got him for nothing and turned his career around. If we hadn't signed him from St Johnstone when he wasn't getting a game, who knows where Darren Dods might be just now?
"He owes a lot to Caley Thistle, but we have had a huge payback from the man and we just have to accept that these sort of things happen.
"We had to deal with it when we were in the First Division and we lost the likes of Paul Sheerin and Davide Xausa.
"We still managed to step on from there and the challenge for us now is to do the same thing again."