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Thursday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Burnley have upped their bid for Hearts winger Andy Driver to £1.5m plus extras. (The Sun)

Celtic target Marc-Antoine Fortune will decide in the next 24 hours if he's bound for Glasgow or the Premier League. (The Sun)

Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre could move for a new goalkeeper after Paul Gallacher left for St Mirren, with Greg Fleming and Derek Soutar on his shortlist. (The Sun)

Brechin City look to have convinced veteran Dundee coach Barry Smith to sign on again as a defender. (The Sun)

Celtic's bid to lure Marc-Antoine Fortune has taken another twist, with the Nancy striker's team-mate Landry NGuemo set to make a switch to Glasgow after agreeing a move. (Daily Record)

Broadcast giants Sky and ESPN have teamed up to force the SPL into agreeing a cut-price bail-out television deal worth less than the previous Setanta contract. (Daily Record)

Albion Rovers manager Paul Martin has confirmed there have been no bids or offers for winger and Third Division Player of the Year Bobby Barr. (Daily Record)

Former Falkirk keeper Dani Mallo has not ruled out joining his old manager John Hughes at Hibernian. (Daily Record)

St Johnstone have made a move for Dundee United left-back Danny Grainger. (The Scotsman)

Hamilton manager Billy Reid has confirmed that Burnley are tracking midfielder James McCarthy. (The Scotsman)

Rangers reserve coach Tommy Wilson admits the Ibrox club will review their loan policy after several players endured frustrating loan spells away from the club last season. (The Scotsman)

Celtic defender Bobo Balde insists the club owe him more than £200,000 and has taken his case to the PFA Scotland, the players' union. (The Herald)



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