Rangers are reportedly set to beat Leeds to winger.
Rangers are set to win the race for Jake Hastie, report The Scottish Sun.
Leeds United had been keen on the Motherwell winger, the Daily Record reported.
It’s not necessarily a big setback for Leeds to lose out on Hastie to Rangers.
Principally this is because they have reportedly struck a deal to sign his young teammate Stuart McKinstry.
The Scottish Sun report Leeds have an agreement to sign McKinstry, which could cost as little as £400,000.
McKinstry, 16, is a Scotland under-17 international, who is still waiting to make his club debut.
Hastie, 20, has made a big impact for Motherwell this season, scoring 10 goals.
Leeds will hope that McKinstry is even better, and will join their blossoming academy.
The Scottish Sun reported that Leeds had fought off competition from Southampton for his signature.
The biggest loser appears to be Motherwell, who face seeing two top prospects depart.
However as Lee Erwin’s transfer from Motherwell to Leeds showed in 2015, life can be difficult for players who move on.
Leeds will hope that signing McKinstry at a younger age works to their advantage, and his addition tempers any disappointment they may have over Hastie.
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