'Celtic make progress over Nancy compensation' - gossip

Celtic are reportedly progressing with talks to secure Columbus Crew's Wilfried Nancy as manager, while Scottish striker Robbie Ure is linked with Egyptian club Al Ahly.

Celtic are continuing to make progress in the pursuit of Wilfried Nancy after kicking off compensation talks with Columbus Crew over their head coach. (Daily Record), external

Wilfried Nancy, who remains in advanced negotiations with Celtic about becoming their manager as the Scottish champions look to buy out the final year of the French head coach's contract with Columbus Crew, was recently approached by Reims, Saint-Etienne and Rennes. (L'Equipe), external

Former Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is of interest to Fulham amid major doubts over Marco Silva's future, despite the Portuguese being offered a new contract with his current deal running out at the end of the season. (Football Insider), external

Rangers are actively exploring the possibility of signing 20-year-old Kilmarnock midfielder David Watson as early as the January transfer window. (TeamTalk), external

Egyptian club Al Ahly have targeted 21-year-old Scottish striker Robbie Ure, who had an impressive debut season in Sweden with Sirius, finishing as the sixth top scorer in the Allsvenskan with 11 goals, according to reports in Egypt. (Glasgow Times), external

Celtic are working to bring in a new centre-forward in the January transfer window and Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy is likely to utilise the Major League Soccer market if he is appointed manager. (Football Insider), external

Dundee head coach Steven Pressley says his club are focusing on improving their recruitment skills before the January transfer window amid a "flawed" transfer system that meant it took nearly five months to agree a compensation fee for midfielder Josh Mulligan's move to Hibernian - and are seeking a new head of recruitment. (The Courier), external

New Dundee United head of recruitment Ross Goodwin says he was brought in from Plymouth Argyle to increase the amount of money the Scottish Premiership club makes through player trading outwith their academy. (Daily Record), external

St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari says Fran Franczak will leave on loan in January if the 18-year-old midfielder fails to secure more first-team football before then. (The Courier), external

Former Celtic midfielder Stiliyan Petrov has revealed he was paid £227 per week when he first joined the club from CSKA Sofia in 1999 for £2.8m, but the low wage was still three times more than he had been earning in Bulgaria. (The National), external

Dynamo Dresden, who recently climbed back into Bundesliga 2 after a spell in the fourth tier, hope Rangers will accept their invitation to play a pre-season friendly as the Ibrox club's new new head coach, Danny Rohl, was born in the area. (Glasgow Times), external

Celtic have revealed that they have been hauled in front of Glasgow City Council's safety advisory group on Thursday because their Green Brigade ultras flouted their stadium ban by attending this month's match against Kilmarnock. (Scottish Sun), external