Did Rangers boss Philippe Clement recently allude to a summer signing for Hearts star Lawrence Shankland, as he makes more inroads with his own team?
Speaking after leading the Rangers side past Hibs while playing in the Scottish Cup, the Belgian manager was anticipating Hampden following the club’s 2-0 triumphant
However, given the growing injury list and the Rangers’ limited options, especially in forward areas, each week, the outcome might come at a price.
Dujon Sterling and Ross McCausland of the Rangers were outstanding throughout the game at Easter Road, but Ryan Jack’s chances of winning the Ibrox are in jeopardy due to yet another injury.
Due to an imbalance of homegrown players, Rangers’ European squad is currently three players short of a complete 25. This circumstance has put pressure on the team.
Philippe Clement recently made a suggestion that the team might try to address that predicament by either bringing in players or improving existing ones.
Winning every game, or trying to win every game, should come first, according to Clement. That’s what I want.
However, it’s equally critical to me to help young athletes advance by giving them opportunities and allowing them to mature.
Additionally, it’s critical for Scottish football that we offer our young players opportunities so they can develop.
We also need to investigate that for our European team, as we are missing a few players due to the insufficient number of Scottish players on the roster.
Or we might need to use our money for other purposes even though we must buy it. Or, in the upcoming years, we will have to construct them ourselves.
“Getting players out of the Academy who can develop into Rangers first XI players is one of my other goals.”
When it comes to Rangers, it’s obvious that Philippe Clement has one eye on the Scottish talent pool, therefore Lawrence Shankland will definitely come into his line of sight.
With a whopping 27 goals this season, Philippe Clement would have a homegrown option in the talismanic Hearts striker.
Strong ties were made in January, therefore it’s possible that the Rangers manager was alluding to Hearts’ nearly £5 million January asking price when he made his “money” joke.
However, there aren’t many better strikers in the Scottish Premiership than Lawrence Shankland, who will enter his final year of contract this summer.
We’d be shocked if Rangers weren’t keeping a careful eye on the striker, and Philippe Clement’s remarks serve as more confirmation that the team is aware of Lawrence Shankland.
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