Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Rangers, Liverpool, Arsenal, Leicester, Sheffield Utd, Kilmarnock, Southampton, McGregor, Fleck

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Leicester City will make a £25m bid to sign Scotland midfielder Callum McGregor in the summer, with ex-Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hoping to succeed this time having failed in an approach for his 26-year-old former charge in August. (Scottish Sun On Sunday), external

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster is willing to take a drop in wages to make a permanent return to Celtic at the end of the 31-year-old's loan from Southampton. (The Athletic, via Sunday Mail), external

Celtic assistant manager John Kennedy believes the Scottish champions will pull out all the stops to try to secure goalkeeper Fraser Forster on a permanent contract when his loan deal from Southampton ends in the summer. (Mail On Sunday, print edition)

Scotland midfielder John Fleck has signed a new contract until 2023 to stay with Sheffield United despite the 28-year-old being linked with moves to the likes of Arsenal. (Sunday Mail), external

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard says he knows many Liverpool fans want him back as team boss some day but stresses that he first has to prove he is good enough. (Mail On Sunday), external

Rangers assistant manager Gary McAllister has rubbished claims the Ibrox club's form has nosedived this year due to a dressing-room bust-up during the winter training camp in Dubai last month. (Herald On Sunday), external

Celtic centre-half Christopher Jullien claims Copenhagen's equaliser in their Europa League last 32 first leg in Denmark on Thursday should have been ruled out because of a handball offence against goalscorer Dame N'Doye. (The National), external

Kilmarnock manager Alex Dyer says supporters of other Scottish clubs should get behind Celtic and Rangers in European competition because their progress brings a financial boost to all the country's clubs. (Glasgow Evening Times), external

Isreal fear star striker Munas Dabbur will miss their Euro 2020 play-off against Scotland after he was carried off with a knee injury while playing for Hoffenheim against Borussia Monchengladbach. (Scottish Sun On Sunday), external