Liverpool
are willing to offer 19-year-old Scotland winger Ben Doak as part of a deal for
Crystal Palace’s
24-year-old England defender, Marc Guehi.
(Sun),external
Lawrence Shankland has interest from clubs in England and Saudi Arabia, but
Heart of Midlothian
retain a line of communication with the out-of-contract Scotland striker while determined not to increase their offer, which would make the 29-year-old their highest-paid player.
(Edinburgh Evening News),external
Hearts
head coach Derek McInnes says Stuart Findlay, who was on loan with him at Kilmarnock, gives him multiple qualities in one defender following the 29-year-old’s season-long switch from Oxford United.
(Edinburgh Evening News),external
Former
Rangers
striker Jermain Defoe says
Leicester City
centre-half Conor Coady’s “eyes lit up” over the prospect of signing for the Ibrox club and the 32-year-old is eager to complete the transfer.
(Daily Record),external
Ecuador midfielder Jose Cifuentes has confirmed he has returned to
Rangers
after
Aris Thessaloniki
could not raise the money needed to make the 26-year-old a permanent signing despite the Ibrox club extending the deadline and reducing the £3m fee following his loan spell in Greece.
(The National),external
With no transfer agreed for
Rangers
30-year-old Cyriel Dessers,
AEK Athens
head coach Marko Nikolic has insisted he is not worried about signing delays, telling
Gazzetta,external
that he still has plenty of forward options and that his priority is a left-back.
(Gazzetta via The Scottish Sun),external
While
AEK Athens
are very keen on Cyriel Dessers – with the Nigeria striker having shook hands on a £30,000-per-week contract – a transfer fee has yet to be agreed, with
Rangers
hoping to make a profit on the £4.5m they paid for the 30-year-old in 2023.
(Daily Record),external
Queens Park Rangers
aimed a cheeky dig at
Rangers
following the Championship club’s capture of 23-year-old Ghana midfielder Kwame Poku from
Peterborough United
for around £300,000 in compensation, the London club’s X account announcing that: “Kwame Poku signs for THE Rangers”, followed by a winking face emoji.
(Glasgow Times),external
Rangers
hope to beat
Basel
to the signature of Brazilian midfielder Metinho after the Swiss club had an offer for the 22-year-old rejected following his loan spell from
Troyes
.
(Scottish Sun),external
Romania legend Ilie Dumitrescu has revealed that Ianis Hagi told him he had turned down an offer with
Legia Warsaw
but is in advanced discussions with clubs in the top five European leagues following the 26-year-old midfielder’s exit from
Rangers
.
(Spotmedia),external
Kalidou Sidibe, the 26-year-old midfielder who was touted as a potential £1.7m target for
Celtic
earlier this year, is one of five players for whom
Guincamp
believe they can bank sizeable transfer fees after missing out on promotion to Ligue 1, according to Foot National.
(Foot National via Daily Record),external
Former Celtic and Scotland striker Leigh Griffiths has signed for semi-professional
Stirling Macedonia Lions
in the second-tier National Premier Leagues Western Australia after the 34-year-old ended three years with third tier
Mandurah City
.
(Scottish Sun),external
Scottish striker Lee Erwin has signed for Jordanian Pro League club
Al-Faisaly
after the 31-year-old’s four-month spell with
Gostivari
in North Macedonia.
(The Herald),external
Newcastle United
beat several Premier League rivals to the signature of 16-year-old
Rangers
striker Alfie Hutchison.
(Fabrizio Romano on X),external
Brighton & Hove Albion forward Zebedee Lawson’s agent has taken to Instagram to hint that the 16-year-old’s transfer to
Rangers
is imminent.
(Daily Record),external
Aberdeen
chairman Dave Cormack has told Red TV he expects another three or four new signings at Pittodrie this summer in addition to the four already secured.
(Press & Journal),external
source: bbc sport