Have Rangers just signed Scotland's World Cup number nine?

Have Rangers just signed Scotland's World Cup number nine?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lawrence Shankland has scored four times in limited Scotland game timeByAndy BurkeBBC Sport Scotland Senior ReporterPublished3 minutes agoRangers' capture of Heart of Midlothian captain Lawrence Shankland could prove to be the most significant move of the summer transfer window, but have the Ibrox club also signed the man who will be leading the forward line for Scotland at this summer's World Cup?Scotland have long struggled to produce prolific strikers at international level and yet the man who bagged 72 goals in 135 games for Hearts has found himself no more than a bit-part player for the national team under Steve Clarke.After another stellar season in which his 21 goals spearheaded Hearts to an extraordinary Scottish Premiership title challenge only to be pipped in a final-day shootout with Celtic, there is growing evidence that Shankland should be the man tasked with leading the Scotland attack when they kick-off their World Cup campaign against Haiti in Boston on 14 June.Steven Naismith has worked with Shankland during his spell as Hearts' head coach and now as Scotland assistant and thinks Shankland "is at the best he's ever been at now at 30-years-old".McTominay backs 'great man' Clarke for Scotland stayPublished11 hours agoShankland could be Rangers captain after 'coup' - HendryPublished1 day agoListen: How will Shankland fare at Ibrox?AttributionSoundsNaismith admits: "He's took a bit of time to get to that point, but in the last two or three years, his progression's been better than probably most in the squad. "So he's had challenges and moments where it's not been good, but he's rebounded and come back, had another fantastic season."Going into the World Cup, he's in a brilliant frame of mind to actually not just be here but be a big player for us in this Worl...