Former
Rangers
defender Russell Martin remains one of the names in the frame to be Ibrox boss and will meet with the Scottish Premiership club this week to make a fresh pitch to become head coach despite interest from
Leicester City
.
(Scottish Sun),external
Leicester
have now reached a full agreement with former Southampton boss and ex-Rangers defender Russell Martin to become the relegated club’s new manager.
(Football Insider),external
Exiting
Real Madrid
assistant Davide Ancelotti is in a strong position to become the next
Rangers
manager and is desperate for the job, while Steven Gerrard is still in contention for an Ibrox return, but Russell Martin now looks set to become the new
Leicester
boss and sacked Feyenoord head coach Brian Priske is behind the other two as things stand.
(TeamTalk),external
Ajax
midfielder Jordan Henderson is open to a new adventure, having been present as former club
Sunderland
beat Sheffield United to secure promotion to the Premier League and also being linked to
Rangers
should Steven Gerrard return as manager, while the Dutch club want rid of the 34-year-old’s salary.
(De Telegraaf),external
Northern Ireland
head coach Michael O’Neill says he would not want to lose Steven Davis from his backroom team if Northern Ireland’s record appearance holder returns to
Rangers
amid speculation the midfield great could be part of a dream ticket with Steven Gerrard to go back to Ibrox.
(Belfast Telegraph),external
Former Wigan Athletic head coach Shaun Maloney is a leading contender to be
Dundee
manager, former captain Charlie Adam is likely to be considered, fellow Dark Blues midfielder Temuri Ketsbaia has expressed an interest, while
Ayr United’s
Scott Brown and
Bromley’s
Andy Woodman are contenders.
(Scottish Sun),external
Retiring striker Dwight Gayle has admitted that the
Hibernian
players were “almost begging” with the club’s hierarchy not to part company with head coach David Gray earlier in the season when the rookie manager was under pressure.
(The Scotsman),external
Slovan Bratislava
striker David Strelec’s agent says there is no concrete offer from
Celtic
for the 24-year-old who is expected to leave Slovakia this summer.
(The Herald),external
Brondby’s
Benjamin Schmedes is not yet ready to say goodbye to Mathias Kvistgaarden as there are no offers on the table for the 23-year-old despite the striker being linked with
Celtic
and his head coach thinking he is suited to Europe’s top five leagues.
(Daily Record),external
Celtic
have told third-choice goalkeeper Scott Bain that he can leave the club on a free transfer having agreed to cut short the 33-year-old’s contract by a year as they prepare to bring
Aberdeen
free agent Ross Doohan back to the club as his replacement.
(The Herald),external
Aberdeen
have won the race to sign 25-year-old Australian goalkeeper Nick Suman, whose contract has expired with Scottish League 1 club
Cove Rangers
, with current third choice Tom Ritchie being released.
(Press & Journal),external
Aberdeen would be keen to keep 28-year-old on-loan
Millwall
striker Kevin Nisbet, but the current finances, in terms of a transfer and wages, mean it is unlikely to happen.
(Daily Record),external
Injury-plagued
Rangers
striker Danilo was a board signing despite being further down the target list than Cyriel Dessers under then manager Michael Beale.
(Daily Record),external
Glentoran
are in talks with 28-year-old Scottish full-back Aaron Comrie, who has been released by local club
Dunfermline Athletic
.
(Belfast Telegraph),external
source: bbc sport