Luuk de Jong 'open' to Rangers as mega Igamane transfer faces hijack attempt amid Shankland contract pitch
The PSV captain is considering his future after becoming a free agent at the end of last season
Veteran striker Luuk de Jong would be "open" to joining Rangers this summer amid surging speculation in the Netherlands.
The 34-year-old is out of contract with PSV Eindhoven after captaining the club to a second consecutive Dutch title having netted 18 goals and chipped in with 13 assists across the Eredivise and Champions League last season.
De Telegraaf report that boss Peter Bosz is planning to make rising talent Ricardo Pepi his first-choice striker next season sparking "hesitation" over a new deal with Rangers touted as an interested party.
It is claimed that the former Dutch international has no intention of retiring and is open to a "final foreign adventure" with PSV ready to move on to other targets.
The report emerges with Lille preparing to make their move for Hamza Igamane with Cyriel Dessers also approaching the Ibrox exit with AEK interested.
Record Sport understands that the Moroccan is keen on a deal but sources close to the Mastiffs admit a deal is 'nowhere near close' with the Light Blues pushing for £15million deal.
Should a deal drag on, Foot Mercato report that both Marseille and Lens are waiting in the wings to hijack a deal - but a deal is an "earlier stage" than a potential switch to Lille.
And while Maccabi Tel Aviv striker Dor Turgeman is keen on a switch to the Scottish Premiership side, Rangers boss Russell Martin has been told to look closer to home to bolster his attacking options.
Hearts' are still waiting for an answer from Lawrence Shankland over their contract offer from the 29-year-old - who is now a free agent and has offers elsewhere. Former Ibrox striker Gordon Dalziel pitched the deal on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard, he said: "If you get Igamane out the building and you get that money for him, and you have a guy like Shankland sitting there on a free and it's wages only - I think that's a no-brainer.
"He knows the league inside out, he has shown he can score goals, won Player of the Year two years ago, he is a Scotland international, you are not paying a fee for him - I think that would be a great bit of business for Rangers."
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