Rangers
are ready to offer Nicolas Raskin an extension beyond his current contract, which runs until 2027, as they would not want to lose both the Belgium midfielder and 22-year-old Morocco forward Hamza Igamane this summer amid mounting interest from top clubs in England and France.
(TeamTalk),external
Rangers
interim head coach Barry Ferguson has rejected the suggestion Vaclav Cerny was substituted during Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Dundee United to allow the 27-year-old on-loan
Wolfsburg
winger to say goodbye to the club’s fans.
(The Herald),external
Rabbi Matondo will return to
Rangers
next week after
Hannover 96
opted not to buy the 24-year-old on-loan Wales winger.
(The National),external
Blackburn Rovers
manager Valerien Ismael says Tyrhys Dolan will decide on his future after taking a holiday as the 23-year-old winger nears the end of his contract amid reported interest from
Celtic
and
Rangers
and after fans chanted his name and urged him to stay following their season-ending game against Sheffield United.
(Daily Record),external
Royal Antwerp
winger Michel-Ange Balikwisha has been personally responding to
Celtic
fans on social media touting the £6m-rated 24-year-old wide man for a summer transfer to the Scottish champions.
(Glasgow Times),external
Luis Palma will return to
Celtic
at the end of his loan to
Olympiakos
, but although the Greek champions have decided against a permanent move, rivals
Panathinaikos
,
AEK Athens
and
PAOK
could be interested in the 25-year-old Honduras winger.
(Sportime),external
Rennes
are poised to cut their losses Japan striker Kyogo Furuhashi, who has been frozen out by team boss Habib Beye since the 30-year-old’s £10m January switch from
Celtic
.
(Daily Record),external
Liverpool
have verbally agreed personal terms with former Celtic right-back Jeremie Frimpong and must now decide if and when to proceed with signing the Dutch international who has a release clause of around £29.6m with
Bayer Leverkusen
.
(Football Insider),external
Heart of Midlothian
are in talks with
Zemplin Michalovce
winger Alexandros Kyziridis, with the 24-year-old Greek out of contract at the Slovakian club this summer.
(Daily Record),external
Hearts
have held talks with
Zemplin Michalovce
winger Alexandros Kyziridis and Kazakhstan winger Islam Chesnokov, currently with
Tobol
, but with
Kilmarnock
manager Derek McInnes due to move to Tynecastle next week, any unsigned deals are likely to be on hold until he assesses the first-team squad.
(Edinburgh Evening News),external
Former
Norwich City
defender Russell Martin, who has been strongly linked with
Rangers
and
Leicester City
, is not in the running to be the Championship club’s new head coach.
(Pink Un),external
Cesc Fabregas will continue to be the head coach of
Como
after rejecting overtures from
Bayer Leverkusen
.
(Sky Sports),external
Rangers
have received a boost should they wish to appoint
Real Madrid
assistant Davide Ancelotti as their new head coach with
Como’s
interest in the 35-year-old ending after Cesc Fabregas reportedly rejected the chance to replace Xabi Alonso at
Bayer Leverkusen
.
(Football Insider),external
Ayr United
chairman David Smith says Scott Brown is staying put despite the head coach hinting at leaving by saying he would “have a long, hard think about things and see where I go from here” after his side’s Scottish Premiership Play-off defeat by Partick Thistle.
(Glasgow Times),external
source: bbc sport