East Stirling striker Scott Johnstone has issued a “come and get me” plea to Rangers.
Record Sport can reveal the ace marksman’s representatives have made contact with the Ibrox giants and business may be done in the summer transfer window.
Johnstone, signed from Forfar West End after spells with Dundee youths, is said to be unsettled and unlikely to feature in manager Jim McInally’s plans for the rest of the season.
The deal could hinge on trillionaire Craig Whyte’s takeover deal being pushed through before the window springs open in July but Walter Smith will hope that he can prise some cash from the club’s bankers if that doesn’t happen.
And even if Smith gets the green light for the audacious swoop his assistant Ally McCoist still has to decide on what players he would like when he takes over next season.
Johnstone knows he would have to take a significant pay cut to live out his Ibrox dream but is prepared to do that in exchange for regular first team football.
Even if Smith secures the funding he craves he faces stiff opposition for Johnstone’s signature in the shape of Albion Rovers and Annan Athletic.
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