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Stuart Wilson

Key factor future of Rangers fringe man 'hinges on' this summer

Kieran Dowell's future reportedly 'hinges on' Rangers' next permanent manager. 

The midfielder has spent the second half of the 2024/25 season on loan at Birmingham City. 

Dowell has excelled at St Andrew's, scoring five goals and assisting as many in 23 appearances. 


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His performances have helped Birmingham win English League One and resultant promotion back to the Championship. 

They finished top of the tree in the third tier with 111 points, a record for a single season across the EFL. 

When he returns to Ibrox this summer, Dowell will still have 12 months remaining on his Rangers deal. 

Birmingham boss Chris Davies has outlined his desire to sign the 27-year-old permanently, although any move 'hinges on' Rangers' next manager, claims BirminghamLive

Barry Ferguson is currently in temporary charge at Ibrox, although it remains to be seen who Philippe Clement's permanent successor will be. 

Elsewhere, Lawrence Shankland is reportedly set to be offered a new contract by Heart of Midlothian. 

The striker's current deal at Tynecastle expires at the end of the season. 

Shankland has been widely linked with a move to Rangers in recent transfer windows. 

Now, however, he could stay in Gorgie, with Hearts set to put a new deal on the table, claims the Hearts Standard. 

The 29-year-old has made 41 appearances for his club this season, scoring nine goals and assisting as many. His tally has in no manner reached the heights it did last campaign. 

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