Lawrence Shankland transfer set for completion as Rangers to pull off sensational deal
Lawrence Shankland looks set to join Rangers ahead of the summer.
Hearts missed out on the Scottish Premiership title in heartbreaking fashion on the final day, but the Tynecastle captain did book his place in Scotland’s World Cup squad.
Well known as a boyhood Rangers fan, Danny Rohl is now looking to push through a deal for the goal-hungry striker to lead his line next season and beyond.
Hearts obviously don’t want to lose their captain, who signed a new contract at the start of last season.
But, with Andrew Cavenagh promising significant backing again, Rangers are set to splash the cash with Shankland kick-starting their business.
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It could happen sooner rather than later, too, with Scotland set for North America next week ahead of their return to the world stage.
The Scottish Sun has reported that Rangers want to get a deal over the line for Shankland in the next 48 hours, taking us to Tuesday at Auchenhowie.
| Statistics | Lawrence Shankland |
| Appearances | 29 |
| Goals | 16 |
| Assists | 3 |
| Big chances created | 4 |
| Shots on target per game | 1.3 |
It is said that Shankland is top of Rohl’s wishlist, and a “sensational” deal is set to go through with negotiations already underway.
Scotland face Curacao at Hampden next week, and the striker could be a Rangers player before that one, with his final Hearts game likely coming in that disappointment in Celtic.
Who could Lawrence Shankland replace at Ibrox?
Youssef Chermiti finished the season in sensational form in the Scottish Premiership, bagging a hat-trick in that 5-2 win at Falkirk.
That saw the big-money signing hit 15 goals for the season, with only Shankland, Benjamin Nygren and Tawanda Maswanhise finishing higher.
Ryan Naderi displayed very positive signs after signing from Germany in January, but that’s without becoming a regular scorer.
Bojan Miovski found the net more as the season went on, but you get the feeling that he was never really trusted to start every week.
With Shankland possibly coming into Ibrox, you get the sense that offers will be entertained for the Macedonian after only one year in Govan.
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