Thursday's Scottish Gossip: Mulgrew, Levein, Moyes, Courts, Lunin, Ramsay, Oh, Vargas
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Charlie Mulgrew, the 37-year-old former Celtic and Scotland defender who retired from playing in September after leaving Dundee United, has told Lucky Block that he would "love" the opportunity to get into management and coaching and that the vacancy with St Johnstone "would excite me". (Daily Record), external
Former Dundee United head coach Tam Courts, who has completed his Uefa pro-licence after leaving Hungarian club Honved, is under consideration for the vacant St Johnstone job. (Daily Record), external
Former Scotland manager Craig Levein was in the stand at McDiarmid Park as St Johnstone secured their first Scottish Premiership win of the season after caretaker manager Alex Cleland took charge for the first time against Kilmarnock. (Scottish Sun), external
West Ham United have put talks over a new contract for David Moyes on the backburner until later in the season, with the 60-year-old Scottish manager's future still up in the air after a disagreement with recently-appointed sporting director Tim Steidten over summer transfer targets. (Football Insider), external
Rangers are planning to add at least two, and potentially three, new signings as soon as the January transfer window opens, but loan and loan-to-buy deals are the most likely option with the Scottish Premiership title hopefuls short of funds. (Football Insider), external
Celtic will have to fend off Premier League interest if they are to sign Andriy Lunin in January, with the 24-year-old out-of-favour Real Madrid goalkeeper being on Chelsea's radar. (Scottish Sun), external
Former Aberdeen right-back Calvin Ramsay is poised to make his Preston North End debut with the 20-year-old having been injured since the start of his loan from Liverpool. (Daily Record), external
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says it is "a tough ask" for Oh Hyeon-gyu to dislodge Kyogo Furuhashi as first-choice striker despite the 22-year-old substitute's first goal of the season clinching a 2-1 win over St Mirren on Wednesday. (The Scotsman), external
Heart of Midlothian manager Steven Naismith has backed Kenneth Vargas to be "a top player" after the 21-year-old substitute forward scored the only goal of the game against Livingston on Wednesday - the Costa Rican's first league goal since his summer transfer. (The Scotsman), external
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