Scottish Gossip: Dembele, Everton, Duverne, Celtic, Rangers

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Everton are prepared to break their £30m transfer fee record to sign Celtic forward Moussa Dembele, 20. (Sun), external

Meanwhile, reports in France suggest Celtic have made a £4.8m bid for Lens defender Jean-Kevin Duverne, 19. (Sunday Express), external

But Celtic have denied claims they have made a £5m offer for the teenager. (Sun), external

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Duverne (right) made more than 30 appearances in his debut season with Lens

An ongoing dispute between Scotland's women's team and the Scottish FA has resulted in Tuesday's squad announcement for Euro 2017 being delayed by a week. (Sunday Mail), external

Rangers forward Kenny Miller has told his team-mates to rise to the challenge of keeping their places in the Ibrox first team. (Herald - subscription required), external

Miller, 37, says Rangers' summer recruits have to prove they deserve starting spots in Pedro Caixinha's team. (Sunday Mail), external

Owen Coyle believes Derek McInnes' difficult experience at Bristol City was a factor in the Aberdeen manager's decision not to take the Sunderland job. (Herald - subscription required), external

New Nottingham Forest forward Jason Cummings admits he found it hard to say goodbye to Hibernian. (Sunday Mail), external

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Cummings has joined Forest on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee

Celtic and Scotland left-back Kieran Tierney, 20 - valued at £15m by his club - is a possible summer target for Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. (Daily Star Sunday), external

New Celtic signing Jonny Hayes, who has joined from Aberdeen, is excited to be working with manager Brendan Rodgers again, having been at Reading during Rodgers' time as the Royals' academy boss. (Herald - subscription required), external

Joe Cole has backed his former Chelsea team-mate Scott Sinclair, now with Celtic, for an England call-up. (Sunday Mail), external

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