Scottish Gossip: Rangers, Celtic, Alegria, Jones, Crystal Palace, Wigan, Scales, Banks, Shamrock Rovers, St Johnstone, Galatasaray

Scottish gossip

Rangers are closing in on the signing of 19-year-old Colombia youth striker Juan Alegria, who they originally targeted in January, after Finnish club Honka bowed out of the Europa Conference League to Domzale. (Daily Record)

Rangers winger Jordan Jones is on the verge of leaving the club on loan, with Wigan Athletic ready to seal a deal for the 26-year-old Northern Ireland international. (The Guardian)

Celtic have made a move for left-sided Shamrock Rovers defender Liam Scales, with talks having opened on a significant six-figure fee that could be concluded after the 22-year-old plays for Stephen Bradley's side in Thursday's Europa Conference League qualifier against Albanian outfit Teuta Durres. (Scottish Sun)

Scottish 19-year-old midfielder Scott Banks, who has had loan spells with Clyde and Dunfermline Athletic, is poised to play for Crystal Palace's first team this season after impressing new manager Patrick Vieira. (The Scotsman)

Galatasaray have told former Manchester United striker Radmael Falcao to find a new club days before facing St Johnstone in the Europa League as chairman Burak Elmas wants the 35-year-old Brazilian and former West Ham United midfielder Sofiane Feghouli off the wage bill having signed five new players in the wake of their humiliating 7-2 Champions League loss to PSV Eindhoven. (Scottish Sun, print edition)

SPFL chairman Murdoch MacLennan has written to Scotland's clubs criticising Rangers - whose chairman, Douglas Park, owns a car dealership - for refusing to display the cinch logo on their jerseys in their opening Premiership game of the season against Livingston as the online car sales firm's £8m sponsorship deal begins. (Scottish Sun)

Fears are growing that new SPFL sponsor cinch may pull the plug on its £8m package over an increasingly bitter stand-off with Rangers. (Daily Record)

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