'Scotland's Doig on Forest shortlist' - gossip

Scotland 23-year-old Josh Doig is on Nottingham Forest's shortlist as they consider left-back options, but Serie A club Sassuolo are in no rush to sell. (Scottish Sun), external

Villarreal have shown strong interest in Rangers winger Djeidi Gassama, but the Spaniards are just one of several important club to be eyeing the 23-year-old Frenchman. (Rudy Galetti on Substack), external

Rangers head coach Danny Rohl has refused to be drawn on reports linking Djeidi Gassama, who only signed for the Ibrox club from Sheffield Wednesday in the summer, with a move to Villareal in January. (The Herald), external

Rangers are "extremely reluctant" to lose Nicolas Raskin in the middle of the campaign but could be left with no choice if Tottenham Hotspur firm up their interest with a concrete offer in January for the 24-year-old Belgium midfielder. (Football Insider), external

Besiktas have made contact with Rangers about signing Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin in January. (Yeni Acik on YouTube), external

Rangers have opened talks with academy midfielder Kyle Glasgow over a first professional contract, but they face stiff competition with interest from England, Italy, Portugal and Germany all monitoring the progress of the 15-year-old who has been called up by Portugal Under-16s. (Daily Record), external

Liverpool have beaten Nottingham Forest to the signature 15-year-old Celtic centre-half Dara Jikiemi, who captains Scotland youths. (Daily Mail), external

Lewis Neilson's Heart of Midlothian future will be discussed next year when the defender recovers from ankle surgery, with the 22-year-old, who sufffered the injury while on loan to Falkirk, out of contract at the end of the season. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

At £3.3m, Celtic striker Kelechi Iheanacho is the most valuable of the top 30 players based in Scotland who are due to be free agents this summer, with Rangers centre-half John Souttar second at £3.1m and Kilmarnock midfielder David Watson third at £1.6m. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

Isaiah Jones, the 26-year-old winger who joined Luton Town for £5m earlier this year, admits his first loan from Middlesbrough to St Johnstone, where he played just five minutes, was "really bad" as he did not want to be at the Perth club. (The Beautiful Game podcast), external

Dundee United are set to miss out on a six-figure youth development payment after the Scottish FA opted to axe its Club Academy Scotland (CAS) funding, which paid out an annual sum in the region of £2m split between clubs who meet stringent criteria. (The Courier), external

Record Heart of Midlothian signing Eduardo Ageu has flown to Portugal for medical treatment on his hamstring injury and staff at the Portuguese Football Federation are working with the Brazilian midfielder as he aims to regain fitness and return to action next month. (Edinburgh Evening News), external