Scottish gossip: Rangers, Morelos, Maja, Celtic, Aberdeen, Dundee Utd, Man City

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AEK Athens' Greece goalkeeper Vasilios Barkas is close completing amove to Celtic. (Daily Record), external

Celtic have had an offer of £4.5m plus add-ons accepted for Barkas. (Evening Times), external

Lille will begin talks this week to sign Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos for £18m and have set a two-week deadline to do a deal. (Scottish Sun), external

Morelos says suggestions he has agreed terms with Lille are speculation. (Daily Record), external

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Rangers want at least £20m for Morelos but that would not be beyond the means of Lille, who are cash rich agreeing a £60m deal to sell Victor Osimhen to Napoli. (Daily Record), external

The Ibrox club could replace Morelos with Bordeaux striker Josh Maja, with talks over a move for the former Sunderland youngster potentially starting this week. (Scottish Sun), external

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Celtic have West Ham striker Albian Ajeti, Peterborough's Ivan Toney, and Scotland frontman Steven Fletcher on their list of striking targets. (Daily Record), external

Celtic will be seeded for all four qualifying rounds of the Champions League after Basel's failure to win the Swiss title. (Daily Record), external

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack has challenged the SPFL to improve its business acumen and get more funds into the game. (Press & Journal), external

Dundee United expect to compete the loan signing of Manchester City wide player Luke Bolton on Monday. (Courier), external

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Manager Steven Gerrard offered his Rangers players support after they were criticised for taking a knee, says defender Connor Goldson.(The Herald), external

Coventry City centre-back partnership Dominic Hyam and Michael Rose could be the answer to Scotland's defensive problems, says team-mate Liam Kelly. (Scotsman), external