Join thousands of fans who have signed up to our Rangers newsletter. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

MARK WARBURTON has opened talks with Spurs about a possible loan deal for highly-rated teenager Harry Winks.

Record Sport can reveal sources in London have confirmed the Rangers boss has registered his interest in taking the 19-year-old midfielder to Ibrox on a season-long deal.

Warburton may have to work hard to convince Tottenham’s hierarchy one of their prized youngsters would benefit from a 10-month stint in Scottish football’s second tier.

Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now

But Warburton has a strong working relationship with the club he supported as a boy and at Brentford last season managed to land Alex Pritchard from the Spurs youth academy.

Pritchard secured a place in the England side at the European Under-21 Championships and is expected to be knocking on the door of Mauricio Pochettino’s first team when the Premier League kicks-off in August.

Pochettino is believed to be keen on Warburton’s methods which is why the Englishman hopes he can persuade the Spurs boss to allow Winks to move north.

The teenager made his top-team debut coming off the bench in their Europa League win over Partizan Belgrade last season.

But the England Under-19 star will have to gain first-team experience elsewhere before Pochettino will consider him ready for the top flight.