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Thursday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Sol Campbell has welcomed Celtic's interest and made it a clear a bumper two-year deal could tempt him to reject a one-year offer from Arsenal. (Sun)

Fulham are ready to table a pre-World Cup bid of £1m for Hibernian defender Sol Bamba. (Daily Express)

Kilmarnock will lose a potential £750,000 cash bonus if Kris Boyd leaves Rangers on a free transfer. (Sun)

And manager Jimmy Calderwood's return to Rugby Park is in significant doubt as cash-strapped Killie plan sweeping budget cuts. (Daily Mail)

Peter Houston's first task as permanent manager of Dundee United will be to fight off bids for Craig Conway and Garry Kenneth from Middlesbrough. (Daily Record)

Meanwhile, Houston will sign a three-year contract at Tannadice tomorrow. (Various)

Middlesbrough also want to sign Celtic defender Stephen McManus on a permanent deal after his loan spell last season. (Daily Mail)

St Johnstone have made a move to sign St Mirren goalkeeper Paul Gallacher. (Daily Express)

Veteran defender David Weir is set to hang up his boots if Walter Smith quits as Rangers boss over the summer. (Various)

Former Hearts captain Michael Stewart will sign a one-year deal with Turkish outfit Genclerbirligi today. (Various)

Aberdeen boss Mark McGhee must improve his squad with an additional budget of £10,000 a week. (Daily Record)

Manager John Hughes reckons the lure of European football will make it easier to attract signing targets to Hibernian. (Daily Record)

Morton are closing in on a deal with Stirling Albion to make Allan Moore their new manager. (Daily Record)

However, Cappielow chairman Douglas Rae insists Moore is just one of six names on his shortlist of candidates. (Daily Express)

Dundee United striker David Goodwillie is on the brink of a Scotland call-up, as long as he steers clear of off-field problems. (Sun)

Birmingham have joined the race to sign Scotland striker Steven Fletcher from Burnley. (Daily Record)

Scotland have been allocated 3,000 tickets for the friendly with Sweden in August. (Various)



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see also
Thursday's gossip column
20 May 10 |  Gossip
Wednesday's Scottish gossip
19 May 10 |  Scottish Premier
Tuesday's Scottish gossip
18 May 10 |  Scottish Premier
Monday's Scottish gossip
17 May 10 |  Scottish Premier


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