NafisaLawrence Shankland appears poised to join Rangers ahead of the summer.
Hearts narrowly missed out on the Scottish Premiership title in devastating fashion on the final day, but the Tynecastle skipper did secure his place in Scotland’s World Cup squad.
Widely recognised as a childhood Rangers supporter, Danny Rohl is now aiming to push through a move for the prolific striker to spearhead his attack next season and beyond.
Hearts clearly do not want to lose their captain, who penned a new contract at the start of last season.
However, with Andrew Cavenagh pledging strong backing once again, Rangers are set to invest heavily, with Shankland expected to kick-start their transfer activity.
Lawrence Shankland transfer timeline outlined:
It could even happen sooner rather than later, with Scotland set to travel to North America next week ahead of their return to the global stage.
The Scottish Sun has reported that Rangers are keen to complete a deal for Shankland within the next 48 hours, taking us up to Tuesday at Auchenhowie.
It is claimed that Shankland sits at the top of Rohl’s shortlist, and a “sensational” transfer is close to completion with talks already in progress.
Scotland face Curacao at Hampden next week, and the striker could already be a Rangers player before that fixture, with his final Hearts appearance likely coming in that defeat to Celtic.
Who could Lawrence Shankland replace at Ibrox?
Youssef Chermiti ended the season in impressive fashion in the Scottish Premiership, scoring a hat-trick in that 5-2 win at Falkirk.
That took the expensive signing to 15 goals for the campaign, with only Shankland, Benjamin Nygren and Tawanda Maswanhise finishing above him.
Ryan Naderi showed encouraging signs after arriving from Germany in January, but without establishing himself as a consistent goalscorer.
Bojan Miovski found the net more frequently as the season progressed, but there is a sense he was never fully trusted to start every week.
With Shankland potentially arriving at Ibrox, there is a feeling that offers could be considered for the Macedonian after just one year in Govan.
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