Celtic land Lawrence Shankland transfer pitch as Rangers fan factor 'weighed up' amid Fabio Silva ripple effect

Celtic will be considering a January move for Hearts captain Lawrence Shankand - even if he is a Rangers fan.

That is the view of pundit Stephen McGinn who reckons that the Scottish Premiership leaders could face a rethink of their winter business with Wolves star Fabio Silva set to join Philippe Clement's side on loan. Brendan Rodgers has been open in his desire to add more firepower with Oh Hyeon-gyu heading off the Asian Cup in January with South Korea - and Kyogo Furuhashi likely to join him at the tournament with Japan.

But it's Rangers who look to have bolstered their firepower early with £35million man Silva set to arrive at Ibrox on loan until the end if the campaign. It appears to have brought to an end any chance of Scotland cap Shankland making a move Govan this summer with reports swirling that Hearts are pushing to sign the 28-year-old to a contract extension - with his current terms set to expire at the end of next season.

But pundit Graham Dorrans and McGinn reckon that the Hoops could make their move for the frontman - despite the striker being a boyhood Rangers fan. Speaking on the Go Radio Football Show, Dorrans was asked if Celtic could now step in to bring in Shankland.

The former Ibrox midfielder said: "I think Rangers might have been his preferred destination but Hearts will try and pull out all the stops. He is their captain and the in-form player in the Scottish Premiership, so they will be doing everything to keep him. He has done unbelievably well so he is going to get interest from teams in Scotland.

"He might even have teams abroad - you look at the Saudi league and players have went over there and done well. That might be an option for him."

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