Lawrence Shankland ‘head turned’ by Rangers prospect floated as Hearts transfer exit comes down to one key factor

The striker could offer Philippe Clement a solution to his problems up front in January.

The Rangers’ generous January offer might turn Lawrence Shankland’s head.

According to Lee McCulloch, a former Light Blues star, his former team needs to put in every effort to recruit the Hearts striker. After a turbulent tenure at Belgian team Beerschot, Shankland returned to the Scottish Premiership and has scored 41 goals in 71 games.

In a recent Euro 2024 qualifier, the 28-year-old scored a goal for Scotland as well. With Danilo and Kemar Roofe’s injuries crippling Rangers up forward, Shankland seems to be the ideal replacement.

McCulloch wants the transfer to happen and believes Rangers could put him in an uncomfortable position. He told PLZ Soccer: “I think the situation is, Hearts are pretty cash rich, there’s a lot of money in the board room. So, they won’t sell him short, but it will all come down to Lawrence Shankland as well.

“That’s why I think if another team, let’s say, puts an offer in and Lawrence head is turned, it might put them in a difficult situation.”

Shankland, 28, set transfer tongues wagging at the start of the week when he liked a social media post of the Ibrox side winning the Viaplay Cup.

He subsequently said the speculation only goes to show he’s doing his job for Hearts and that the rumours don’t bother him.

But ex-Jambos coach Lee McCulloch, a man who knows what it feels like to have an offer from Gers on the table himself, believes the Scotland star and his current club could be put in an awkward position if money is put on the table.

McCulloch told PLZ Soccer: “I think the situation is, Hearts are pretty cash rich, there’s a lot of money in the board room. So, they won’t sell him short, but it will all come down to Lawrence Shankland as well.

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