Rangers reportedly had scouts at Tynecastle yesterday as Lawrence Shankland impressed once more in action for Hearts.

The Scotland international scored his 19th goal of the season as he helped the Jambos cement this position in third spot with a 2-0 win over Aberdeen.

The Scottish Sun states that the Ibrox club had representation in the stands to watch the Premiership encounter.

Shankland, 28, has 18 months remaining on his current contract and has been offered fresh terms by Hearts.

Head coach Steven Naismith has remained consistent throughout the month that he doesn't see him, or anyone else, departing the Gorgie club before the window closes on February 1.

He said: “I don’t expect to lose anybody. In terms of ins, everybody knows Scott Fraser is someone we are trying to bring in but we’ll see how that develops, the change of manager there is holding things up.

“And then it will be reactive. We have a great squad of players and there are guys who haven’t played as much as they want.

“If they want to go and we can do it and we can maybe replace them then we might do it.

“There is nobody desperately wanting to leave. I can understand it if they want more football but we’re not planning on being busy.”

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Meanwhile, Rangers midfielder Jose Cifuentes is set to leave club after the Ibrox side accepted a bid from Turkish team Rizespor.

The Ecuador international joined the Ibrox side in the summer for a fee of £1.2 million from Los Angeles FC but has struggled to make an impact in Scotland.

And it is understood that Philippe Clement's men have agreed to a loan deal, with Rizespor having the option to buy him for a fee of around £2million in the summer.