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Friday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Celtic and Bolton Wanderers are battling it out to sign Brazilian striker Ilan, who has been freed by West Ham. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal's Sol Campbell appears to be on his way to Celtic after the Glasgow club's new first-team coach, Alan Thompson, let slip that the veteran defender has bought the house next door to him. (the Sun)

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has targeted Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, who ended the season on loan to Celtic, after missing out on Palermo's Fabrizio Miccoli. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic first-team coach Alan Thompson thinks out-of-contract Aberdeen wing-back Charlie Mulgrew has the mentality to return to the Glasgow club and play for the senior side. (the Sun)

Former Rangers and Scotland striker Gordon Durie has joined former Hearts manager John Robertson, former Scotland team-mate Colin Cameron and ex-St Johnstone boss Sandy Clark in being a candidate for the Cowdenbeath manager's job. (the Sun)

Scotland coach Craig Levein says Switzerland have shown Scotland how to beat Spain in the forthcoming European Championship campaign after their 1-0 win at the World Cup finals. (Daily Express)

Aberdeen-born USA midfielder Stuart Holden feels that he has the whole of Scotland backing him at the World Cup finals in South Africa. (Various)

Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson has hit out at the Scottish Premier League, saying the season should start earlier to give teams involved in European football more match practice. (Daily Express)

Rangers defender Jordan McMillan could reject the offer of a new contract in the search for regular first-team football. (Daily Record)

OTHER GOSSIP

Edinburgh Rugby have signed Argentina forward Esteban Lozada from Toulon to replace Jim Hamilton, who has joined Gloucester. (Various)

Scotland's Robert Archibald will sit out Great Britain's European basketball qualifying campaign because he believes he needs time to recover from injury. (the Herald)



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