Rangers are reportedly keen on bringing Aaron Hickey to Ibrox.
Rangers appointed Ross Wilson as their new director of football earlier this week, and he will be looking to plan for the January transfer window.
The Scot chose to leave his role as director of football operations at Southampton in order to secure a move to Ibrox, with Rangers landing something of a coup.
Wilson is still getting his feet under the table at Rangers, but reports suggest that he already has one transfer target in mind ahead of the January window.
The Scottish Sun claim that Wilson wants to bring in Hearts defender Aaron Hickey, having targeted him for a move to Southampton before leaving for Ibrox.
Hickey, 17, started out with Hearts before a brief spell with Celtic, only to return to Hearts and become a first-team player at Tynecastle under Craig Levein.
A left back who is predominantly right-footed, Hickey can play anywhere across the defence, and Wilson allegedly wants him signed for around £2million.
Rangers fans have been taking to Twitter to react to the rumour, with some believing that Hickey would be a good signing due to his huge potential, though some can’t see him actually signing.
Others think that Rangers have enough squad players and don’t need Hickey, even feeling that the club should focus on their own young players rather than spend to bring in Hickey.
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