Rangers have been linked with a move for soon to be out of contract striker Lawrence Shankland in the last few months. The striker plied his trade in the Scottish second tier for Ayr United where he scored 34 goals for them in all competitions and also made eight assists. The forward helped his side get into the play-off semi-finals.
What did Shankland’s manager say?
The striker is set to depart from the club as he recently posted a goodbye message for the club on Twitter. His manager Ian McCall recently indicated that the 23-year-old has an offer from a big club in Scotland. McCall recently said (BBC), ”One of them, it’s a club in Scotland and you need to be really mentally strong. That’s something I think Lawrence has, but the only way you find that is if you go through it.”
”You can’t predict that, it’s something you have to live through to find out if you have it. There are a couple of pretty sizeable clubs in England where I’m pretty sure he would play. One, in particular, would suit him, a sleeping giant type club. He has three now to choose from. If his mentality is as good as it can be, which he’ll need if he goes to a big club, he can be as good as any of them (strikers in the Scotland squad)”
We really feel that the one club from Scotland could be Rangers. It’s true that you need to be mentally strong to be successful anywhere, but the fact that the manager specially mentioned ‘the sleeping giant type club’ makes us feel like it is likely to be Rangers.
However, this is just a speculation from our side on what Shankland’s manager said. Shankland is also known as a boyhood Gers fans as well so he might not need too much persuasion to come to Ibrox.
However, he might want to test himself in England as well and that ‘sleeping giant’ could be a club vying to move to the Premier League. It is no surprise that various clubs are after him after his successful scoring campaign.
Is he a good bet for Gerrard?
We expect Rangers to sign one striker and on a free transfer, Shankland can be a decent bet for the club. He might not be an outstanding option at the moment as he is yet to prove himself in the Premiership, but he can go on to prove himself in the future.
