Stoke striker James Beattie will hold talks with Rangers on Thursday and is set for a £1.5m switch to Ibrox. (Daily Record/Sun/Daily Mail)

Celtic are to step up their efforts to land Manchester City forward Craig Bellamy on loan. (Daily Mail)

Portsmouth have rejected a £1.6m offer from Rangers for striker Tommy Smith. (Daily Express)

Rangers are £10,000-a-week short of matching the wage demands of Rapid Vienna striker Nikica Jelavic. (Daily Express)

Aiden McGeady is set to jet back to Russia today to tie up his £9.5m move to Spartak Moscow. (Sun)

Crystal Palace manager George Burley is determined to hold on to goalkeeper Julian Speroni, who is a Celtic target. (Daily Record)

St Mirren manager Danny Lennon may use a recent trip to Newcastle to bring in loan players from St James' Park. (Herald)

Aberdeen boss Mark McGhee insists his squad are mentally tougher than the men at his disposal last season. (Various)

Hibernian manager John Hughes is worried his squad might not be strong enough to repeat last term's fourth-place finish. (Daily Express)

Hughes has also revealed that he does not expect playmaker Meroune Zemmama to return from injury until the end of the year. (Scotsman)

There will be no more new arrivals at Dundee United unless players are moved on. (Times)

Former Rangers and Motherwell striker John Spencer has landed his first job in management with new MLS side Portland Timbers. (Various)

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