‘Rangers hold talks about Shankland bid’ – gossip

Rangers are holding talks internally about a potential bid for 28-year-old Heart of Midlothian and Scotland forward Lawrence Shankland. (Daily Record)

Hannibal Mejbri will leave Manchester United within days amid genuine interest in the 21-year-old Tunisia midfielder from Rangers. (The Debrief for Caught Offside)

Negotiations between Strasbourg and Porto for the transfer of Portuguese winger Gonçalo Borges are in the final stages after the French club returned with a fresh £6.7m offer for the Rangers-linked 23-year-old. (L’Equipe)

Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordan has not rejected an approach from Rangers as he and his agents had no knowledge of interest from the Scottish Premiership club in the 30-year-old, who has been told he has no future under new head coach García Pimienta. (ABC)

Southampton‘s Shea Charles has emerged as Celtic’s latest signing target, but it is not clear whether the move for the 20-year-old Northern Ireland international would be part of a deal for fellow midfielder Matt O’Riley to go the other way or if it would be a standalone approach. (Scottish Sun)

Celtic midfielder Matt O’Riley is on a list of Juventus “alternatives” if they fail to land Atalanta‘s Teun Koopmeiners, with the two clubs struggling to agree an acceptable price despite the Dutchman agreeing personal terms. (La Stampa via JuventusNews24)

Adam Idah is in Austria with Norwich City despite reports that the striker had been left out of the club’s pre-season trip pending a potential return to Celtic for the 23-year-old. (Football Scotland)

Celtic may face competition from Fiorentina and Hellas Verona for Norwich City forward Adam Idah, who was on loan to the Scottish champions last season. (Team Talk)

Wolverhampton Wanderers are concerned that 21-year-old left-back Hugo Bueno will not be given enough game time should he join Celtic on loan considering the Scottish champions are in negotiations to extend Scotland international Greg Taylor‘s contract. (Football Insider)

Unwanted Celtic centre-half Gustaf Lagerbielke could clinch a move to Serie A, with Verona and Parma interested in the Swedish 24-year-old. (Glasgow Times)

Paulo Bernardo’s £3.5m transfer from Benfica to Celtic is expected to be agreed this week after the 22-year-old midfielder agreed personal terms to return to the club where he spent last season on loan. (Football Insider)

Fulham are expected to go back in with an improved offer for 27-year-old Manchester United and Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay once their deal to sign Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal is wrapped up. (Sky Sports)

Napoli are preparing a fresh £10m bid for 23-year-old Brighton & Hove Albion and Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour with a lengthy contract put on the table by head coach Antonio Conte. (Il Mattino)

Middlesbrough are in talks with Bristol City over the signing of 21-year-old wantaway Scotland striker Tommy Conway, who is currently training away from the latter’s first team squad after turning down the offer of a new contract. (Northern Echo)

Everton are planning to loan out centre-back Reece Welch and Dundee have registered their interest in signing the 20-year-old. (Football Insider)

Hearts are nearing a deal to sign 22-year-old defensive midfielder Malachi Boateng, who was on loan to Dundee last season, from Crystal Palace. (Edinburgh Evening News – subscription)

Josh Nisbet, the 25-year-old attacking midfielder twice capped by Australia, has an offer from Ross County on the table but is still considering his options amid interest from an unnamed second-tier Dutch club after leaving Central Coast Mariners. (FTBL)

Jack Grieves, the 19-year-old attacking midfielder who has joined Ross County on loan, says Watford head coach Tom Cleverley was keen for him to experience regular first-team football to assist his development. (Press & Journal)

Adding to his forward line is Hibernian head coach David Gray’s priority. (Edinburgh Evening News)

Dunfermline Athletic, who have been operating with only one goalkeeper this season, are expected to make a signing in the next 48 hours. (The Courier)

Raith Rovers manager Ian Murray, who has already placed a new striker high on his wish list, has revealed he also wants to sign another defender. (The Courier)