A total of SEVEN Premier League clubs were at Tynecastle on Sunday as Rangers laboured to a 1-1 draw with Hearts, according to the Scottish Sun.
The news outlet claims that representatives from Newcastle, Arsenal, Liverpool, Southampton, Norwich, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace all took in the match in Edinburgh.
But who were the English top tier sides watching as Rangers surrendered top spot to Celtic at the weekend?
The report claims that Crystal Palace’s Dougie Freedman was in attendance to watch Alfredo Morelos, with the London club apparently considering a £20m move for the Colombian forward [Scottish Sun].
Aston Villa – whose manager Dean Smith told reporters to “watch this space” [Scottish Sun] when asked about Morelos – were also said to be in the crowd watching Rangers’ 15-goal striker.
The other five sides were said to be in the Hearts Director’s Box watching the Jambos’ teenage full-back Aaron Hickey, who is also reportedly on Rangers’ radar.
The same paper claimed that new Rangers Sporting Director Ross Wilson had identified Hickey for his new club and was sizing up a £2m move for the youngster [Scottish Sun].
Rangers boss Steven Gerrard would go on to decry the interest [Scotsman], claiming that there was nothing in the reports that the Gers are set to move for the 17-year-old.
Those five sides are added to a list which includes fellow reported suitors Manchester City as Hickey emerges as one of Scotland’s most highly sought-after talents.
