Celtic close in on new striker - Thursday's gossip

Celtic have opened talks with the agent of Elias Filet and are seen as favourites to win a keenly contested race to sign the striker from Swiss second-tier club FC Aarau. (TeamTalk), external

Celtic have yet to reach an agreement with key members of Martin O'Neill's backroom team despite the interim boss agreeing to become the permanent manager on a one-year deal. (The Herald), external

Bryan Reynolds is one of the right-backs Rangers are interested in, but no bid has been tabled for the USA international, who plays for Westerlo in Belgium. (Daily Record - subscription required), external

Dundee United and St Mirren are interested in 25-year-old St Johnstone goalkeeper Ross Sinclair, who has been offered a new deal at at McDiarmid Park. (Daily Record - subscription required), external

Kilmarnock and St Mirren are keen on a loan deal for Rangers midfielder Calum Adamson after the 18-year-old impressed at Alloa Athletic last season. (Daily Record), external

Aberdeen have lined up a deal for Toyosi Olusanya but are waiting to discover if Houston Dynamo will trigger the option to extend the striker's deal by another year. (Aberdeen Live), external

Blau-Weiss Linz's sporting director Christoph Schosswender says his club spent the entire season trying to convince new Aberdeen midfielder Alexander Briedl to sign a new contract. (Press & Journal), external

Former Ibrox defender Richard Foster reckons Lawrence Shankland is the perfect start when it comes to building more of a Scottish identity at Rangers - with Dundee's Luke Graham next in line to join. (Daily Record), external

Manchester United legend Roy Keane has described Scotland hero John McGinn as looking like a "pub player" when he has poor games. (Scottish Sun) , external

Ayr United chairman David Smith and vice-chairman Fraser MacIntyre are flying themselves to the World Cup to watch Scotland on a tiny one-propeller private plane. (Scottish Sun), external