Saturday's Scottish Gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

QPR have joined the race for Dundee United defender John Souttar, with Sunderland having made a £600,000 offer for the teenager. (Daily Record)

Celtic plan to open talks on a new contract for forward Georgios Samaras. (Various)

And Celtic boss Neil Lennon thinks captain Scott Brown is "being treated like a criminal" for his red card against Barcelona. (Various)

Former player and general manager David MacKinnon says chairman Michael Johnston must move on if Kilmarnock are to progress. (Daily Mail)

Reading keeper Jonathan Henly and Everton winger Matthew Kennedy have been drafted in the Scotland U21 squad for the Euro qualifiers with Slovakia and Georgia. (Various)

Former Celtic manager Martin O'Neill is the favourite for the Fulham job, should current boss Martin Jol be sacked. (Sun)

OTHER GOSSIP

Next summer's Scotland v England ODI is set to be staged at Aberdeen's Mannofield. (Daily Record)

David Bogie bids to seal an unprecedented fifth successive Scottish Rally Championship at today's Colin McRae Rally in Aberfeldy. (Various)