Scottish Gossip: Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Aberdeen, Ramsay, Souttar, McGregor, Hagi, St Mirren, St Johnstone, MacPherson, Bologna, Olsen

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Forward Kemar Roofe will be available for Rangers' trip to Celtic Park next month after being omitted from Jamaica's squad for World Cup qualifiers with Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica. The Ibrox club will not be able to request a postponement of the derby, with fewer than three players away on international duty. (Daily Record), external

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland could miss next month's Europa League tie with Rangers, having got injured after scoring in the win over Hoffenheim. (Scottish Daily Express), external

Referee Kevin Clancy, whom Rangers complained about last week, will not take charge of any of Tuesday and Wednesday's Scottish Premiership matches. (Daily Record), external

Dundee manager James McPake hopes to bring pre-contract striker signing Zak Rudden from Partick Thistle to Dens Park before the end of the January transfer window. (Scottish Daily Express), external

Kilmarnock are interested in signing Celtic left-back Adam Montgomery on loan. (Sun), external

Italian top-flight club Bologna are set to launch a £3.3m bid to sign 18-year-old Aberdeen right-back Calvin Ramsay, who is also attracting interest from a number of English clubs. (Press & Journal), external

Andreas Skov Olsen, the 22-year-old Danish winger linked with Rangers and Club Bruges, appears to have no future with Bologna after he was criticised by head coach Sinisa Mihajlovic and left out the squad for Friday night's defeat by Verona. (Sunday Mail), external

Heart of Midlothian manager Robbie Neilson has revealed that the Edinburgh club have rejected an initial formal offer from Scottish Premiership rivals Rangers for 25-year-old Scotland centre-half John Souttar, who has already agreed a pre-contract agreement to join the Glasgow outfit this summer. (The Herald On Sunday), external

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin has told St Johnstone they will have to pay a fee if they want Cammy MacPherson back for the rest of the season after the Paisley club recalled the 23-year-old midfielder from his loan spell having learned he had signed a pre-contract agreement to move to the Perth outfit this summer. (Sunday Mail), external

Liverpool, Newcastle United, Burnley, PSV Eindhoven and three Serie A clubs were among those interested in signing Matt O'Riley before the 21-year-old was transferred from MK Dons to Celtic last week. (The Athletic), external

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has revealed that captain Callum McGregor picked up a "significant" facial injury in Saturday's 2-1 Scottish Cup win over Alloa Athletic and he expects to be without the Scotland midfielder for a quite some time. (Sunday Post), external

Rangers midfielder Ianis Hagi is "awaiting a medical decision" on the extent of his knee injury after the Romania international has to be substituted during Friday's Scottish Cup win over Stirling Albion. (Scotland On Sunday), external

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