Rangers in talks with Leicester over Mavididi - gossip

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Rangers have held talks with Leicester City as the Ibrox club look to secure 28-year-old winger Stephy Mavididi. (Mark Hendry on Substack)

Leicester City are considering a move for Rangers centre-half John Souttar but could face competition from some Championship clubs for the 29-year-old Scotland international. (Sky Sports)

Sheffield United are among the Championship clubs interested in Souttar while Dutch and Greek clubs are tracking Rangers forward Danilo, 27. (Sun)

Rangers fear they will be priced out of any attempt to bring Vaclav Cerny back to Ibrox as they would struggle to match the winger's £45,000-per-week wages and Besiktas are not looking to offload the 28-year-old, who had a loan spell in Glasgow. (Record)

Cardiff City have had a £5.5m bid rejected by Tromso for Jens Hjerto-Dahl, with Rangers still in talks about the 20-year-old midfielder for whom the Norwegian club are looking for a fee of at least £6.8m, plus add-ons. (Anthony Joseph on X)

And Cardiff City still face stiff competition from Rangers for Hjerto-Dahl. (TeamTalk)

Rangers have revived their interest in AEK Athens left-back James Penrice after being linked with the former Hearts 27-year-old in January, according to reports in Greece. (Record)

Livingston have given a trial to former Rangers winger Kai Kennedy after the 24-year-old left Queen of the South. (Record)

Martin O'Neill believes new Celtic attacker Camilo Duran has similar qualities to team-mate Daizen Maeda. (Sun)

O'Neill says Celtic "are definitely making moves" in the transfer market, with the manager hoping to bring Julian Araujo and Kelechi Iheanacho back to the club while admitting some players will have to move on. (Record)

Celtic, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers are among clubs interested in signing 20-year-old Utrecht forward Adrian Blake, who is valued at £2.5m. (Amar Mehta on X)

Tjark Ernst will sign for Feyenoord as Celtic's hunt for a new goalkeeper goes on after the Dutch club met Hertha Berlin's £4.2m release clause. (Record)

Striker Nathan Lowe hopes to become the Scottish Premiership's top scorer after joining Hibernian on loan from Stoke City. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required)

AC Milan, Internazionale and Juventus are exploring whether they can snatch Lorenzo Sassetti from Dundee United for free after the 15-year-old striker played for Scotland's youth sides but recently switched to Italy. (Sun)

Ross County forward Brian Graham suggests his former Falkirk manager John McGlynn as Scotland manager. (Press and Journal - subscription required)