Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Rangers, Dembele, Aberdeen, Hibs, Gauld, Worrall, Ntcham, Motherwell, Preston

Scottish gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

England Under-21 defender Joe Worrall is due at Ibrox for a medical on Thursday after Rangers agreed a loan fee with Nottingham Forest after the English Championship outfit were assured he would feature regularly in Scotland. (Daily Record)

Marvin Compper could leave Celtic before Friday's deadline, with the club ready to cut their losses on the injury-plagued German centre-half who has played just 83 minutes of football since his £1m move from Leipzig in January. (Scottish Sun)

Celtic have granted Moussa Dembele and his representatives permission to speak to Lyon, the French club who have contacted them about the striker, following talks with the 22-year-old. (The Herald)

Striker Moussa Dembele seems almost certain to leave Celtic for either Lyon or Marseille in his native France by the time the transfer window closes tomorrow. (The Times)

Manager Brendan Rodgers has warned that Celtic's prospects of success this season will be seriously undermined if Moussa Dembele, who could join Lyon in a £15m transfer, is sold without a replacement striker being signed before the transfer window closes. (The Scotsman)

Brendan Rodgers says he understands why Moussa Dembele would be tempted by a return to France as Lyon prepare to lodge a £20m-plus bid for the striker but insists that Celtic must find a replacement before the deal goes through. (Daily Record)

Celtic are ready to offer Olivier Ntcham a long-term deal with the French midfielder having been watched with Porto this summer. (Evening Times)

Motherwell want to sign Preston North End defender Andy Boyle on loan but face competition from Notts County for the 27-year-old Republic of Ireland international. (Scottish Sun)

Hibernian head coach Neil Lennon says he is looking to potentially add one more player to his squad before the close of the transfer window on Friday. (Edinburgh Evening News)

The Scottish FA has given amateurs Queen's Park seven days to agree a deal to sell Hampden Park to the governing body after delaying a choice between the Glasgow venue and Scottish Rugby's Murrayfield Stadium as the home of Scottish football. (Daily Mail, print edition)

Falkirk have drawn up a four-man shortlist to replace sacked manager Paul Hartley, with Jim Duffy, Stuart Taylor, Lee Clark and Massimo Donati all being linked with the job with the Scottish Championship club. (Scottish Sun, print edition)