Rangers reportedly want to bring Aaron Hickey to Ibrox.
Rangers have been linked with a move for Hearts talent Aaron Hickey, and his boss Craig Levein has offered a withering response to the rumours.
The Gers appointed Southampton’s Ross Wilson as their new director of football earlier this week, and he will now look to plan ahead of the January transfer window having succeeded Mark Allen.
Wilson may already have some targets in mind, possibly even some that he wanted at Southampton – and one of those is defender Hickey, with The Scottish Sun reporting Rangers’ interest.
Hickey, 17, was in the Celtic ranks before returning to Hearts, and has become a first-team player for Levein with some impressive senior displays.
Primarily played as a left back despite being right footed, Hickey can actually play anywhere across the back four, and is being backed for a huge future.
Premier League sides Manchester City and Southampton have targeted Hickey, but with Wilson involved in that interest, he’s now wanting Rangers to make a £2million move.
Celtic would get a cut of that thanks to a sell-on clause, but manager Levein isn’t really believing that Rangers are keen anyway if his quotes to Edinburgh News are anything to go by.
Levein joked that the rumours have only started because Hearts play Rangers this weekend, and added that he’s going to bid for Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos tomorrow as a result.
“Who do we play at the weekend?” said Levein. “We’re going to put an offer in for (Alfredo) Morelos tomorrow. I’m taking that one with a lump of salt,” he added.
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