Lawrence Shankland on the brink of fulfilling his Ibrox dream

Lawrence Shankland is reported to be on the brink of a move to Ibrox.

A week ago the striker was leading his tearful team-mates back to Tynecastle but now it seems that their leader is about to jump ship.

Shankland has long been linked with a move to Ibrox but the 2012 Tribute Act have preferred to look elsewhere for strikers.

In the season just finished £12m was spent on Youssel Chermiti and Bojan Miovski while the Hearts skipper was available as a free agent.

Shankland was strongly linked with a move to West Brom last summer but new manager Derek McInnes convinced him to sign a new three year contract.

Now it seems that the three year contract wasn’t all that it was claimed to be.

SHANKLAND ABOUT TO JOIN SCOTLAND’S THIRD FORCE

Jambobear Ewen Cameron believes that Shankland signed a one year deal with a two year option.

While Hearts are keen to activate that their captain isn’t.

The exact details aren’t known but Shankland could be available as a free agent or with a cut-price deal agreed in his contract.

Revealing his move to Ibrox The Sun reports:

The club rejected the chance to sign him 12 months ago when he was out of contract and up for grabs on a free transfer.

He signed a lucrative three-year deal  to stay in Gorgie.

But negotiations with Gers now look set to finally see him join his boyhood heroes.

Shankland’s stunning form at Tynecastle this season now looks set to see a deal go through.

The hitman scored 20 goals in a campaign which almost saw him clinch the  Premiership  title with  Derek McInnes’ Jambos.

But he could now have played his last game for the club.

Any ‘get-out’ clause in his contract was carefully guarded, until now.

Shankland scored 16 SPFL goals last season including three out of four penalties.

His departure would be a massive blow to Hearts.

While the Jamestown Analytics line is pushed heavily their play largely involves firing the ball up towards Shankland.

At Ibrox he’ll be greeted as a hero with many fans wanting the soon to be 31-year-old appointed as captain.

Shankland requires a team that is all centered on himself, he isn’t a team player in any way.

Rather than going on another summer signing spree the arrival of the Hearts striker would confirm plans to move towards a Scottish core filled with players who ‘get it’.