The Scottish international is out of contract at the end of the season and has so far kept his options open as Aberdeen look to tie him down to a new deal.
Rangers are another club who’ve been credited with an interest in the midfielder, who can also play at left-back.
It now appears, though, that the Ibrox side could be beaten to the punch with Derbyshire Live reporting that Shinnie is down in the Midlands for signing talks.
The 27-year-old is suspended for Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final clash with Celtic after passing the bookings threshold in the 2-0 quarter-final victory over Rangers.
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