Borussia Monchengladbach
and
Hoffenheim
are interested in signing Ianis Hagi on a free transfer this summer, according to former Romania striker Adrian Ilie, but discussions over fresh terms with
Rangers
for the 26-year-old midfielder are still also ongoing.
(The National),external
Olympiakos
will not exercise their option to purchase on-loan
Celtic
25-year-old Luis Palma at the end of the season after the Honduras winger failed to fully establish himself with the club crowned Greek league champions on Sunday.
(EDN TV),external
Dundee United’s
win percentage is 65% when captain Ross Docherty features and drops to 18.75% without him – and three starts in a row has gone some way to persuading Jim Goodwin to hand a new contract to the injury-troubled 32-year-old who the manager describes as one of the best defensive midfielders in the Scottish Premiership.
(The Courier),external
Manager Jim Goodwin knows taking
Dundee United
into Europe would significantly strengthen his hand in the summer transfer window.
(Daily Record),external
Celtic
and
Rangers
have joined the race to sign 17-year-old England youth winger Jesse Derry, who is out-of-contract this summer after rejecting a professional deal with
Crystal Palace
and could leave for a compensation fee.
(Scottish Sun),external
Sir Alex Ferguson once sounded out Alex McLeish about the possibility of signing Barry Ferguson to replace Roy Keane at
Manchester United
after the Scottish manager fell out with the Republic of Ireland midfielder and the former Rangers playmaker had moved to
Blackburn Rovers
.
(Glasgow Times),external
Former
Celtic
defender Adam Virgo says he felt let down by then manager Gordon Strachan, who had promised he would be first-choice right-back when persuading him to sign from
Brighton & Hove Albion
but then rarely playing him.
(Under The Cosh podcast),external
Former Scotland defender Charlie Mulgrew, who resigned after less than three months as
Kelty Hearts
head coach, is embarrassed by his spell with the Scottish League 1 club, admitting he did not enjoy his first foray into management.
(Open Goal),external
Heart of Midlothian
are set to appoint Laurie Ellis, who is lead coach with
Rangers’
under-15 and under-16 teams, as their new head of academy.
(Daily Record),external
Scottish FA president Mike Mulraney has initiated discussions on a shared stadium of between 3,000 to 5,000 spectators for
Celtic, Rangers
and
Glasgow City’s
women’s teams in a push to accelerate the growth of the game ahead of Scotland co-hosting the 2035 Women’s World Cup.
(The Herald),external
Rangers
have earned around £13m for their participation and performance in the Europa League this season and that could rise to £60m should they reach the final and win it.
(The National),external
Bilbao police have cancelled all leave ahead of this week’s Europa League quarter-final between
Rangers
and
Athletic Club
as they mount a major security operation and prepare to welcome more than 5,000 fans of the Glasgow club to the Basque city.
(Glasgow Times),external
Football fans heading to this weekend’s Scottish Cup semi-finals at Hampden Park have been handed a timely travel boost, with ScotRail confirming additional trains and extra seats to help supporters get to and from the national stadium.
(The Herald),external
source: bbc sport