{"id":816375,"date":"2026-10-28T09:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/816375\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:54:09","slug":"rangers-lawrence-shankland-set-for-december-return-scottish-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/816375\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers&#8217; Lawrence Shankland set for December return &#8211; Scottish gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland, 31, could return from hamstring surgery in early December. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/16994433\/lawrence-shankland-injury-return-update-rangers-derek-mcinnes\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sun, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Manager Derek McInnes expects Shankland and Rangers team-mate Cammy Devlin to pass on information to the squad about going to face their former side Hearts at Tynecastle on Wednesday evening. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/role-lawrence-shankland-play-rangers-37816225\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Record &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Defender Dujon Sterlin, 26, is &#8220;happy&#8221; at Rangers and &#8220;there are no problems&#8221; regarding his contract situation, with his current deal still having 18 months to running. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/sport\/football\/rangers\/latest-rangers-news\/rangers-star-quizzed-on-long-term-future-as-he-makes-coffee-club-admission-9313081?cx_testId=5&amp;cx_testVariant=cx_1&amp;cx_artPos=3&amp;cx_experienceId=EX2NAIW0WFIR&amp;cx_experienceActionId=showRecommendationsK080OZDSLLXE8#cxrecs_s\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scotsman &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew expects Anthony Ralston, 27, to leave the Scottish champions in January. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/16996123\/charlie-mulgrew-predicts-celtic-star-january-transfer-exit\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sun, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Colby Donovan, 20, aims to emulate role model and fellow Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney, 29. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/im-loose-cannon-inside-celtic-37816410\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Record &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Hibernian goalkeeper Raphael Sallinger, 30, insists the Easter Road side are not in a panic about their current position at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com\/sport\/football\/hibs\/hibs-panic-question-addressed-100-per-cent-convinced-vow-st-mirren-hearts-semi-final-9312450\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edinburgh Evening News &#8211; subscription required, external<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland, 31, could return from hamstring surgery in early December. 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