Igor Tudor, who has become permanent
Juventus
head coach after being interim boss, has targeted two wing-backs for his 3-5-2 formation – Dan Ndoye from
Bologna
and Josh Doig from
Sassuolo
, who value the 23-year-old Scot at £12.6m.
(Sport Mediaset via UltimateJuve),external
Celtic
have joined
Lille
in making contact with
Rio Ave
about Turkey midfielder Demir Tiknaz, with the Portuguese club aiming to trigger their option to buy the 20-year-old following last season’s loan by Tuesday’s deadline before selling him for around £8.4m – double what they would pay
Besiktas
.
(A Bola),external
PAOK
have handed Greg Taylor a deadline of the end of June to decide whether to accept their contract offer as the 27-year-old Scotland left-back’s contract expires with
Celtic
.
(Sport Dog via Sunday Mail),external
New
Rangers
head coach Russell Martin wants reunited with midfielder Flynn Downes, who he signed for Swansea City and the 26-year-old’s current club,
Southampton
, but he could be thwarted by the £10m price tag, while Harry Toffolo is interested in a switch to Ibrox with the left-back poised to quit
Nottingham Forest
.
(Scottish Sun On Sunday),external
Rangers
have opened talks with
Leicester City
over Conor Coady, who will have to take a pay cut following relegation to the Championship, but the 32-year-old centre-half’s future is also unclear because of question marks over the long-term future of team boss Ruud van Nistelrooy.
(Sunday Mail),external
Dor Turgeman says he is ready for his next challenge in Europe amid interest from
Rangers
and clubs in Italy and Spain after the £4m-rated 21-year-old striker helped
Maccabi Tel Aviv
win the league title in Israel.
(Sport 5 via Sunday Mail),external
Rangers
head coach Russell Martin aims to retain Nicolas Raskin and Mohamed Diomande as he wants to keep his best players amid reported interest in the midfield duo.
(Glasgow Times),external
Basel, Leuven
and
Cincinnati
have expressed their interest in
Rangers
winger Ross McCausland and would all prefer a permanent transfer for the 22-year-old Northern Ireland international.
(Sky Sports),external
Bristol City
and
Swansea City
are plotting to sign
Empoli
midfielder Liam Henderson on a free transfer, with the 29-year-old Scot out of contract this summer.
(Football Insider),external
Heart of Midlothian
are keen on 25-year-old
Aalesund
striker Claudio Braga, who is valued by the Norwegian second-tier club at £400,000.
(Sunday Mail),external
Aberdeen
are in talks to sign Australia striker Kusini Yengi and the 26-year-old is keen on the move with his
Portsmouth
contract expiring this summer.
(Sky Sports),external
St Mirren
have their eye on 22-year-old
Bournemouth
goalkeeper Alex Paulsen, who has been on loan to
Auckland
, if they are unable to retain Zach Hemming following his loan from
Middlesbrough
.
(Sunday Mail),external
Bolton Wanderers
are set to beat League One rivals
Wigan Athletic
and
Blackpool
to land Sam Dalby on a free transfer after the 25-year-old striker left
Wrexham
following his loan to
Dundee United
.
(Football Insider),external
Tete Yengi looks to be heading for a summer exit from
Livingston
, with the striker on the radar of several clubs south of the border and the promoted club prepared to listen to offers for the 24-year-old who is contracted until next summer.
(Sunday Mail),external
Dom Thomas is poised to leave
Derry City
only six months after arriving for an undisclosed fee from
Queen’s Park
, with clubs in the bottom half of the Scottish Premiership and the Championship expressing an interest in the 29-year-old winger.
(Sunday Mail),external
Tomoki Iwata says he made the switch from
Celtic
to
Birmingham City
last summer because the Scottish champions had so much possession in the Scottish Premiership that they did not need his ball-winning strengths in midfield and he therefore was not picked often enough to play.
(Soccer Digest Web via Daily Record),external
Russell Martin says he “doesn’t see a reason” to change the
Rangers
captaincy, currently in possession of right-back James Tavernier, upon his return to the club as head coach.
(The National On Sunday),external
Issame Charai, who remains on
Rangers’
coaching staff after joining in January, is the frontrunner to take over at
Westerlo
with Timmy Simons likely to exit the Belgian Pro League club.
(DH via Sunday Mail),external
source: bbc sport