'St Mirren want to interview Dunfermline's Lennon' - gossip

Dunfermline Athletic's Neil Lennon is reportedly among the candidates being eyed by St Mirren for their manager's job as mystery surrounds Derek Cornelius' future with Rangers.

Dunfermline Athletic head coach Neil Lennon is one of the candidates St Mirren have approached to be interviewed for their vacant manager's job. (SportsBoom), external

Former Vancouver Whitecaps and Western Sydney head coach Carl Robinson, currently working for the Welsh FA in coach education, is one of the names in the frame to be St Mirren manager along with Derry City's Tiernan Lynch and former Dundee boss Tony Docherty. (Scottish Sun), external

Ferencvaros assistant Leandro has urged Robbie Keane to stay at the Hungary league leaders amid reports that the Irishman is Celtic's current preferred candidate to be manager this summer. (Daily Record), external

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch has held talks with Rangers counterpart Danny Rohl about Derek Cornelius training with the Ibrox club's youth team but does not think it helped improve the chances of the 28-year-old on-loan Marseille centre-half being recalled on his return from injury. (The Herald), external

Rangers are weighing up a contract extension for 34-year-old captain James Tavernier, but the right-back's age is seen as a major concern and talks have not yet been opened. (Football Insider), external

Rangers back-up goalkeeper Liam Kelly has not agreed a new contract beyond the summer, despite a claim by former interim manager Barry Ferguson, but the club do want to keep the 30-year-old, who is waiting for an offer to be tabled amid interest from clubs in Europe and America. (Daily Record), external

Former Rangers interim manager Barry Ferguson says Russell Martin was doomed as his successor the moment he sanctioned the exits of winger Vaclav Cerny and striker Cyriel Dessers last summer. (Daily Record), external

Australia midfielder Cammy Devlin and Heart of Midlothian have agreed to postpone contract discussions to avoid unnecessary distractions during the Scottish Premiership title run-in. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

Hearts' need to pay a fee to make Marc Leonard a permanent signing is not an insurmountable hurdle, but matching his salary would be considerably more difficult and the 24-year-old on-loan midfielder says his focus is fulfilling the remaining years of his contract with Birmingham City. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin says the knee ligament damage that could sideline Kristijan Trapanovski for the rest of the season will have no impact on whether he decides to offer the 26-year-old North Macedonian international a new contract. (Daily Record), external

Goalkeeper Jon McCracken, who has been linked with interest from the Championship in England, is among a number of key men with whom Dundee have opened contract talks, with eight senior players in the final months of their contracts. (The Courier), external

Como are willing to listen to offers for Nicolas Kuhn less than seven months on from his £18m transfer from Celtic after the 26-year-old winger struggled to break into the Serie A side's starting line-up. (Tutto Mercato Web via Glasgow Times), external

Celtic striker Johnny Kenny revealed that Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson informed him that he would need to be playing regularly to retain his place in the national squad before the 22-year-old got the approval from club boss Martin O'Neill to join Bolton Wanderers on loan. (Irish Independent), external

Scotland could play a surprise final World Cup behind-closed-doors training match against Norway, their manager Stale Solbakken has revealed. (The National), external