Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Rangers, Liverpool, Hibs, McGinn, Hearts, Aberdeen, Brighton, Murray
FOOTBALL GOSSIP
Celtic are preparing a second bid for John McGinn after having an initial £1.5m offer for the Scotland midfielder rejected, but Hibernian are likely to have to settle for less than the £5m value put on the 23-year-old by head coach Neil Lennon because the player, who has already been the subject of failed approaches from Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest, is entering the final year of his contract. (Scottish Daily Mail)
Celtic have not yet made an attempt to include Scott Allan, the midfielder who spent last season on loan with Hibernian, as part of their failed £1.5m offer for John McGinn as they chase a replacement for fellow Scotland international Stuart Armstrong following his £7m switch to Southampton. (Scottish Sun)
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is ready to battle Rangers’ Steven Gerrard for the signature of Wales winger Harry Wilson on loan from their former club, Liverpool, but Hull City, where the 21-year-old spent last season, and Norwich City have also been linked with a move. (Talksport)
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers thinks Scott Sinclair is ready to return to his best, saying the English winger has shown up better in pre-season training compared to a year ago ahead of a subdued season. (Daily Record)
Dorus de Vries could leave Celtic this summer, manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed, with the 37-year-old Dutch goalkeeper having missed their Austrian training camp because of a coaching course with the Welsh FA and now being third choice behind Craig Gordon and Scott Bain. (Scottish Sun)
Republic of Ireland winger Jonny Hayes, who has returned to training after six months out with a broken leg, will miss Celtic’s opening Champions League qualifier away to Alashkert after picking up a thigh strain during the friendly defeat by Bohemians 1905 in Austria on Saturday. (The Herald)
Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty, presently with Hearts and previously of Rangers, has warned Celtic on Twitter that “things are about to change around here” after an exchange with a fan confident of another league title for Brendan Rodgers’ side. (The Scotsman)
St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright says he was impressed with 22-year-old Swiss trialist striker Arthur Njo-Lea’s performance despite a 3-0 defeat in their friendly against Osijek in Austria. (Scottish Sun, print edition)
Kilmarnock are poised to sign 19-year-old Bournemouth striker Mikael Ndjoli on a season-long loan. (Daily Record, print edition)
Rangers defender Bruno Alves, the 36-year-old who remains four caps short of his century for Portugal after failing to make an appearance at the World Cup finals, says he has no plans to retire from international football. (Scottish Sun)
Republic of Ireland midfielder Stephen Gleeson says he signed for Aberdeen over more lucrative offers in England after leaving Ipswich Town because he has the chance of winning trophies with the Pittodrie club. (Scottish Sun)
Brighton and Hove Albion have confirmed the signing of 16-year-old former Hearts youth midfielder Marc Leonard, who was invited to join in with Scotland Under-21s in September when he was only 15. (Scottish Sun)
Striker Gavin Reilly is wanted by Sunderland,Bristol Rovers and Plymouth Argyle after being released by St Mirren. (Daily Record, print edition)
St Mirren Independent Supporters Association has reached a key milestone in its bid to take the club into fan ownership after completing its £380,000 payment to former directors but now needs to meet chairman Gordon Scott’s £615,000 controlling stake. (The Herald, print edition)
Former Dundee United midfielder David Hannah is poised to name former St Johnstone team-mate Jordan Tait as his assistant after taking charge of Finnish top-flight side Kemi Kings. (Scottish Sun, print edition)
OTHER GOSSIP
David Ojabo, an 18-year-old who left his Aberdeenshire home two years ago for a basketball scholarship in the United States, is poised to make the step up to American college football after being recruited by the University of Michigan amid offers from 29 rival colleges. (Scottish Sun)
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