Thursday's Scottish Gossip
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FOOTBALL GOSSIP
QPR manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed he wants Celtic striker Gary Hooper, with the relegated club already having an offer of £4m plus add-ons rejected by the Scottish champions' board.
Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama was due in London last night to seal a £12.5m transfer to Southampton.
Former Scotland striker Garry O'Connor has been warned he could be jailed, having missed shifts during his sentence of 200 hours' community service after being caught with a Class A drug two years ago.
Malcolm Murray, forced out as Rangers chairman on Tuesday, has criticised those who ousted him from the club's board, saying the departure of himself and non-executive director Phil Cartmell will make the club's institutional investors nervous.
Full story: Daily Record, external
French-Tunisian central defender Bilel Mohsni last night enhanced his prospects of earning a contract with Rangers following another impressive individual display in a pre-season friendly win over Elgin City.
Full story: The Herald, external
Dundee bidder Dark Blue Business Trust, which includes former owner Peter Marr, has urged fans to keep the club in local hands rather than accept a £650,000 investment package from Americans John Nelms and Tim Keyes.
Glasgow-born Republic of Ireland winger Aiden McGeady, who switched to Spartak Moscow from Celtic in 2010 for £11m, has been put up for sale by the Russian club.
Full story: Daily Express
Bolton Wanderers have signed midfielder Gary Fraser from Hamilton Academical and immediately loaned the 19-year-old to Scottish Premier League newcomers Partick Thistle.
Full story: Daily Mail
OTHER GOSSIP
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is to appear in the 75th anniversary issue of The Beano comic.
Full story: The Scotsman, external
Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell has written to sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management to apologise for labelling Scottish Open venue Castle Stuart one-dimensional.
Scottish Open champion Jeev Milkha Singh has missed the premiere of Run Milkha Run, a movie honouring his father, to defend his title at Castle Stuart.
- Published10 July 2013