Knutsen says 'nothing is certain' amid Celtic link - gossip

Bodo/Glimt head coach Kjetil Knutsen has admitted "nothing is certain" over his future as he nears the end of his contract with his side having one game left to retain the Norwegian title and, when asked about being linked with the Celtic job, says he would only leave for "something that is more exciting than Glimt". (TV2), external

Martin O'Neill says he was not at St Mirren's match against Hibernian on Saturday, Celtic's next two opponents, in expectation of being interim manager for those games but because of due diligence in case the search for a permanent team boss drags on. (The Scotsman), external

Interim boss Martin O'Neill does not know if he would continue as Celtic manager after the international break if asked but expects to be informed by Sunday what the board has decided about the role long term. (Daily Record), external

According to reports in his homeland, Celtic have made an enquiry about signing Morocco Under-20s captain Houssam Essadak and have asked UTS Rabat to name a price for the 20-year-old defensive midfielder who pulled out of a £400,000 transfer to Las Palmas this summer and was also linked with Sunderland. (Glasgow Times), external

Former Everton and Rangers striker Duncan Ferguson says Youssef Chermiti has all the attributes to be successful after his summer move from the English club to Ibrox and just needs time to find his feet through luck and confidence and forgetting the big-money price tag. (Daily Record), external

Rangers head coach Danny Rohl has refused to be drawn on whether the Ibrox club need to sign another centre-forward in January and insists he can get more out of their current strikers. (The Herald), external

John McGinn insists leaving Aston Villa never crossed his mind despite a summer during which the Premier League club was forced to offload players to comply with Uefa financial rules and the Scotland talisman was linked with moves to the likes of Newcastle United and Manchester United. (Daily Record), external

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has confirmed that right-back Alistair Johnston and forward Callum Osmand face hamstring surgery that rules them "out for a long time", while left-back Marcelo Saracchi also injured his hamstring against Kilmarnock on Sunday. (The National), external

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin has confirmed that Kristers Tobers will miss most of the season with the knee injury the Latvia defender injured against Motherwell in September but dismissed reports suggesting midfielder Sivert Nilsen could return to Norway in January. (Daily Record), external