Villarreal have shown keen interest in Rangers winger Djeidi Gassama, but the Spaniards are just one of several top clubs eyeing the 23-year-old Frenchman. (Rudy Galetti on Substack)
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Rangers manager Danny Rohl has refused to be carried away by reports linking Djeidi Gassama, who signed for the Ibrox club from Sheffield Wednesday in the summer, with a move to Villareal in January. (The Herald)
Rangers are “extremely reluctant” to lose Nicolas Raskin mid-season, but will have no choice if Tottenham Hotspur reaffirm their interest with a concrete offer in January for the 24-year-old Belgian midfielder. (Football Insider)
Besiktas contacted Rangers to sign Belgian midfielder Nicolas Raskin in January. (Yeni Acik on YouTube)
Rangers have entered talks with academy midfielder Kyle Glasgow over a first professional contract but face stiff competition with interest from England, Italy, Portugal and Germany all following the progress of the 15-year-old who has been called up by Portugal Under-16s. (Daily record)
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Liverpool have beaten Nottingham Forest against Celtic centre-half Dara Jikiemi, 15, who captains the young Scots. (daily mail)
Lewis Neilson’s future at Heart of Midlothian will be discussed next year as the defender recovers from ankle surgery, and the 22-year-old, who suffered the injury while on loan at Falkirk, will be out of contract at the end of the season. (Edinburgh Evening News)
At £3.3m, Celtic striker Kelechi Iheanacho is the most valuable of the top 30 Scotland-based players set to be free agents this summer, with Rangers midfielder John Souttar second on £3.1m and Kilmarnock midfielder David Watson third on £1.6m. (Edinburgh Evening News)
Isaiah Jones, the 26-year-old winger who joined Luton Town for £5million earlier this year, admits his first loan from Middlesbrough to St Johnstone, where he played just five minutes, was “really bad” as he didn’t want to be at the Perth club. (The Beautiful Game Podcast)
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Dundee United will miss out on a six-figure youth development payment after the Scottish FA opted to scrap funding for its Club Academy Scotland (CAS), which paid an annual sum of around £2m split between clubs that met strict criteria. (The Messenger)
Record Heart of Midlothian signing Eduardo Ageu has flown to Portugal to receive medical treatment for his hamstring injury and Portuguese Football Federation staff are working with the Brazilian midfielder as he aims to regain fitness and return to action next month. (Edinburgh Evening News)