'Dundee reject Portsmouth bid for Graham' - gossip

Dundee rejected a six-figure offer from Portsmouth for 21-year-old centre-half Luke Graham before the Dark Blues' Scottish Cup win over Kilmarnock on Saturday. (Daily Record), external

Dundee head coach Steven Pressley has confirmed a bid from Portsmouth for 21-year-old centre-half Luke Graham has been rejected. (The Courier), external

Motherwell signing target Eythor Bjorgolfsson, the 25-year-old striker who is a free agent after his contract at Swedish outfit Umea expired, was spotted taking in Saturday's Scottish Cup win over Ross County at Fir Park. (Daily Record), external

Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou says his club will fight to keep Tawanda Maswanhise this month amid speculation that Celtic manager Martin O'Neill's presence at Fir Park on Saturday was a scouting mission, with the 23-year-old Zimbabwe forward scoring the winner against Ross County in the Scottish Cup. (Scottish Sun), external

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has no plans to allow Yang Hyun-jun to leave during January amid the 23-year-old winger's improved form following renewed interest from Birmingham City last month. (Football Insider), external

Chelsea are set to recall Celtic target David Datro Fofana from his loan spell with Turkish club Fatih Karagumruk as they look to sell the 23-year-old Ivory Coast striker this month. (Football Insider), external

West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo remained coy when asked about the future of Celtic-linked striker Callum Wilson despite the 33-year-old striking a stoppage-time winner for the relegation-threatened side against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. (Sky Sports), external

Franko Kovacevic will not be joining Celtic, with the 26-year-old Croat striker having agreed personal terms after a £2.6m transfer was agreed between Slovenian club Celje and Ferencvaros and he has travelled to Hungary despite interest from the Scottish champions. (Daily Record), external

Hoffenheim are in advanced talks to sign Shamrock Rovers striker Michael Noonan, but Celtic are also in the race after presenting a bid for the 17-year-old. (Fabrizio Romano on X), external

Shamrock Rovers have turned down a bid of around £870,000 from Hoffenheim for Michael Noonan as it falls well short of their valuation of the 17-year-old striker. (Daniel McDonnell on X), external

Celtic centre-half Hayato Inamura feels ashamed about his lack of success during six months in Scottish football after the 23-year-old returned to Japan on loan to Tokyo. (The Herald), external

Motherwell are one of two non-Old Firm clubs in the Scottish Premiership interested in 36-year-old Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Barry Bannan, with Millwall, Preston North End and Stoke City also tracking the Scotland cap. (The Star), external

Ryan Fraser, the 31-year-old Scotland-capped winger, is in Australia to finalise a loan move to Western Sydney Wanderers from Southampton. (Daily Echo), external

With second-choice goalkeeper Jack Hamilton out injured, Livingston are considering a move for Hamilton Academical 23-year-old Jamie Smith. (Daily Record), external

St Johnstone have rejected a second bid for Adama Sidibeh from Stockport County, despite an increase from £40,000 to six figures and the League One club hoping to secure the 27-year-old striker on a pre-contract agreement for next season. (The Courier), external

St Johnstone are unlikely to agree to sell Adama Sidibeh while still short of striking options after rejecting an offer from Stockport County and with Northampton Town also interested in the Gambia interational. (Daily Record), external

Queen's Park have rejected a five-figure offer from French Ligue 2 club Amiens for 24-year-old striker Josh Fowler, who has also attracted interest from Aberdeen, St Mirren and an Irish club. (Daily Record), external

Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he will ditch Scotland's World Cup opponents' famous all-out attacking style and turn them into a defensive unit in a bid to win the tournament for the sixth time. (The National), external

Columbus Crew defender Steven Moreira reckons his mentor, Wilfried Nancy, flopped at Celtic because Scottish football is awful judging by what he saw when he attended the recent Old Firm derby. (The Herald), external

Falkirk chief executive Jamie Swinney has revealed that the Premiership club have voted to share the Uefa solidarity payments with last season's second-tier counterparts even though it could end up costing them up to £100,000. (The Herald), external