Rangers transfer news: Time not on Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland’s side
Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland may be running out of time to make his transfer decision with Rangers possibly considering alternatives.
The Scottish Sun reported on 19 January that Hearts may have to up the ante in order to get the 28-year-old to extend his stay at Tynecastle.
Tam McManus claims that he’s receiving the Scottish club’s biggest offer in a decade but he’s not yet made up his mind.
There are less than two weeks to go before the window shuts and it’s evident Philippe Clement wants to bring in a striker before the deadline.
Fabio Silva has joined from Wolves on loan, but with Danilo, Kemar Roofe and Abdallah Sima’s injuries, Cyriel Dessers’ inconsistencies and with Sam Lammers leaving on loan, they are short on options in the final third.
Shankland certainly checks a number of boxes for Rangers and given his age, it’s going to be the last big move of his career.
He has achieved everything he possibly can at Hearts and surely, a new challenge will be tempting him.
Despite being a few points behind Celtic, Gers still are underdogs in the title race and by signing Shankland, they have an even better chance of winning it.
The Scotland international will know this as well and he’s got to make a quick decision or time might run out and the Ibrox outfit will go for another striker, leaving him at Tynecastle.
In other Rangers news, clubs have now made contact with Gers as another first-team player appears set to be leaving the club soon.
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