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Sunday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Rangers' £12m Champions League windfall will all be snaffled up by Lloyds Banking Group to go towards the club's debt. (News of the World/Sunday Mail))

Aiden McGeady has been put off a move to Spartak Moscow after seeing the Russian capital enveloped by terrible smog. (News of the World)

And Aston Villa are ready to launch a late bid to take McGeady away from Celtic. (Sunday Express)

However, Aston Villa will receive Stephen Ireland as a makeweight in the transfer of James Milner to Manchester City and therefore rule out a move for McGeady. (Scotland on Sunday/Sunday Herald)

Rangers are set to step up their quest to sign Dundee United striker David Goodwillie and may offer defender Andy Webster in exchange. (Sunday Post)

Rangers have turned down the offer of Eidur Gudjohnsen on loan from Monaco as they cannot afford his £40,000-a-week wages. (Various)

Rangers defender Sasa Papac has been in touch with Rapid Vienna striker Nikica Jelavic in a bid to persuade him to make the move to Ibrox. (Various)

Middlesbrough are lining up a £500,000 bid for Hamilton Accies goalkeeper Tomas Cerny. (Sunday Express)

St Johnstone are set to sign former Aston Villa goalkeeper Peter Enckleman after the Finn impressed as a trialist in Saturday's 1-0 win over Real Valladolid. (Sunday Mail)

Real Vallodolid say they know nothing about goalkeeper Jacobo Sanz joining Celtic for a trial period. (Sunday Mail)

Graham Dorrans is set to miss Scotland friendly with Sweden next week as he limped out of West Brom's 1-1 draw with Osasuna with a groin injury. (Sunday Mail)

And Scotland manager Craig Levein has not given up hope of recruiting Newcastle striker Andy Carroll. (Sunday Mail)

Meanwhile, Levein is mulling over the possibility of a training camp in Vietnam in March. Oman and Dubai are the other possible destinations. (Various)



see also
Sunday's gossip column
08 Aug 10 |  Gossip
Saturday's Scottish gossip
07 Aug 10 |  Scotland
Friday's Scottish gossip
06 Aug 10 |  Scotland
Thursdays' Scottish gossip
05 Aug 10 |  Scotland


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