John Souttar and Rangers transfer latest as Hearts boss baffled by Craig Levein claim

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Robbie Neilson knows Rangers could make a second bid to prise John Souttar from Tynecastle before Hearts take on Celtic on Wednesday night but insists his team will cope if the move happens.

The Jambos boss probably suspects the Ibrox club will hold off until after their rivals head east. After all, Hearts ’ chances of taking points off Ange Postecoglou’s men will be enhanced if the 25-year-old is in his usual position on the right of a back three.

But the Gorgie club have already rejected a £300,000 offer to take pre-contract signing Souttar now and stranger things have happened than another bid being made.

If it does materialise, Neilson will simply shrug and get on with it in the knowledge he has coped with last-minute changes of plan already this season due to Covid. Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Rangers Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram.He said: “We almost have a full squad to pick from including John, who still has a slight issue with his ankle.