{"id":691312,"date":"2026-05-24T10:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T10:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/691312\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T10:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T10:34:17","slug":"rangers-want-to-sign-hearts-lawrence-shankland-scottish-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/691312\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers want to sign Hearts&#8217; Lawrence Shankland &#8211; Scottish gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rangers want to sign Hearts captain and Scotland forward Lawrence Shankland, 30. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/16298786\/rangers-lawrence-shankland-hearts-transfer-world-cup\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Sun), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Advanced talks are taking place over Shankland&#8217;s proposed move to Ibrox. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13547502\/lawrence-shankland-transfer-news-rangers-in-advanced-talks-over-deal-to-sign-hearts-captain\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Sky Sports), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A deal for Shankland to join Rangers could be completed by the start of next week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-transfer-news\/lawrence-shankland-set-rangers-transfer-37198485\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Record &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rangers are pushing for a move as quickly as possible with Shankland soon to be joining up with Scotland&#8217;s World Cup squad. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com\/sport\/football\/hearts\/rangers-keen-to-sign-hearts-captain-lawrence-shankland-in-a-quick-transfer-8638638\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Edinburgh Evening News &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Premiership and Scottish Cup-winning interim boss Martin O&#8217;Neill, 74, expects to meet Celtic&#8217;s major shareholder Dermot Desmond soon and says he &#8220;must be in consideration&#8221;, with the future of the manager&#8217;s position still unclear. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/sport\/football\/celtic\/latest-celtic-news\/martin-oneill-expecting-next-celtic-manager-interesting-conversation-with-dermot-desmond-8638603\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Scotsman &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">O&#8217;Neill says Scotland defender Kieran Tierney &#8220;is fine&#8221; after coming off during Celtic&#8217;s Scottish Cup final win over Dunfermline Athletic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/sport\/26134456.martin-oneill-celtic-talks-kieran-tierney-injury-neil-lennon\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Glasgow Times), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Scoring Dunfermline&#8217;s consolation goal in their 3-1 Scottish Cup final defeat by Celtic is &#8220;just the start&#8221; for Josh Cooper, 23. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/fp\/sport\/football\/5498093\/josh-cooper-dunfermline-atheltic-scottish-cup-celtic\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Courier &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rangers want to sign Hearts captain and Scotland forward Lawrence Shankland, 30. 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