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Wednesday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Celtic will hold a second round of signing talks with Red Bull Salzburg's £5m-rated striker Marc Janko. (Daily Express)

Barry Ferguson's agent will speak to Rangers about the midfielder's future after the weekend, with the player already having had talks with West Brom. (The Sun)

Yokohama Marinos will receive help from sponsors Nike in their attempt to sign Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura. (Daily Record)

Shunsuke Nakamura will finalise a return to Japan with Yokohama Marinos after Sunday's title showdown. (Daily Mail)

Celtic will this week complete the signing of goalkeeper Dominic Cervi. (Various)

Swindon will hold out for £2.5m for young striker Simon Cox, who is wanted by both Leicester and Celtic. (Daily Star)

Uefa has confirmed that Scotland's runners-up will face two qualifying rounds in the Champions League and will not be seeded in the first round. (Daily Express)

Derby have joined Nottingham Forest in chasing Hibernian defender Rob Jones. (Various)

Swansea and Bristol City are also among the clubs interested in Rob Jones, who will leave Hibs in the summer. (The Sun)

Hibs' squad have pleaded with Rob Jones to remain at Easter Road, with Colchester and Nottingham Forest already having bids rejected for the defender. (Daily Express)

Derby's Scotland winger Kris Commons is a £5m target for Wigan. (The Sun)

Dundee are interested in signing Inverness pair Richie Foran and Brian Kerr. (Daily Record)

Kilmarnock have opened re-signing talks with defenders David Lilley and Tim Clancy. (Various)

Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra has thanked referee Stuart Dougal for saying he should not have received a red card against Aberdeen. (Daily Record)

John Brown wants to remain manager of cash-strapped relegated Clyde next season. (Daily Record)

OTHER GOSSIP

Heather MacRae has written herself into the history books by becoming the first woman to qualify for the Scottish PGA championship. (Various)

Qualifying for next year's Open will be staged a week earlier and will be 36 holes in one day instead of two. (The Scotsman)

Former Scotland rugby international Bryan Redpath is poised to be promoted to head coach by Gloucester. (The Scotsman)

Athlete Lee McConnell is free of injury and ready to devote herself to the 400m this season. (The Scotsman)

Commonwealth super-featherweight champions Ricky Burns will defend his corwn against Ulsterman Kevin O'Hara at Bellahouston Leisure Centre on 19 June. (Various)



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