Lawrence Shankland has been linked with a move to Rangers for what feels like an eternity.
Shankland, 29, didn’t have the most prolific of seasons in front of goal last time out but he still managed to net a total of 68 times in 137 appearances for Hearts.
The Scotland centre-forward is now seeking a new club and speculation has regularly led to him being linked with a move to Rangers.
However, with West Brom and clubs in Saudi Arabia reportedly in the hunt to sign Shankland this summer, a swoop from Russell Martin’s side could prove tricky.
Shankland likes Instagram post as Rangers complete £400,000 transfer
It was originally reported back in 2020 that Rangers were keen on signing Shankland during his time at Dundee United.
He left Tannadice in 2021 to join Beerschot in Belgium, where he spent one year before being signed up by Hearts on a three-year contract that has now expired.
| Appearances | Goals | Assists | |
| 2022/23 | 47 | 28 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 47 | 31 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 43 | 9 | 11 |
Rangers can now make the most of his contract expiring to sign him for free. However, Ibrox chiefs have already made the most of the pre-contract market to sign Lyall Cameron after his Dundee contract expired.
Cameron’s move from Dens Park to Ibrox was made official on Tuesday (17 June) with the Govan club welcoming him on their Instagram account.
Shankland is searching for a new club but he took the time out to react to the post by liking it.
Jack Butland and former Light Blues stars Charlie Adam, Alan Hutton and Glen Kamara also liked the post that revealed Cameron wearing the new 2025/26 home kit for the first time.
Rangers should still sign Shankland
It is quite baffling that Rangers never got to sign Shankland.
Since first emerging on the Ibrox radar in 2020, the Glasgow-born striker has scored nine goals for Dundee United, eight for Beerschot and 68 for Hearts.
Every Gers fan and their dog know about the trials and tribulations of Cyriel Dessers in front of goal so it’s bizarre that when Alfredo Morelos went off the boil and eventually left Ibrox that there wasn’t a concerted effort to free Shankland from his contract at Tynecastle.
He will turn 30 in August and while he did have a quieter season in front of goal, that was largely down to him being played in a different role at Hearts.
Still, he managed to notch nine goals and supply 11 assists in 43 total appearances last term.
