Scottish Gossip: Clement, Hart, Postecoglou, Rodgers, Jota, Raskin, Boyce, Vargas, Mols
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Rangers manager Philippe Clement featured high up on a very short list of preferred potential candidates to replace Ange Postecoglou as Celtic boss until Brendan Rodgers agreed to return to the Scottish champions. (Daily Record), external
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has responded to suggestions that a goalkeeper to challenge 36-year-old Joe Hart is among his January transfer priorities by saying it is not on his mind "for now". (Daily Record), external
Tottenham Hotspur will move to sign Juventus winger Samuel Iling-Junior in January despite being linked with Jota, the 24-year-old whose summer transfer from Celtic to Al-Ittihad has turned sour, and PSV Eindhoven's Johan Bakayoko. (Daniele Longo), external
Philippe Clement will work closely with Nils Koppen to identify targets ahead of next month's transfer window, but the Rangers manager admits that he did not know the club's new director of football until his involvement in making the appointment despite both working with Belgian club Genk at the same time. (Scottish Sun), external
Rangers manager Philippe Clement has revealed that midfielder Nicolas Raskin's injury rehab is not going well amid a fresh issue last week. (Football Scotland), external
Heart of Midlothian forwards Liam Boyce, who was forced off during Saturday's win over Kilmarnock, and Kenneth Vargas, who was not fit enough to travel to Rugby Park, are both nursing injuries ahead of Wednesday's meeting with Rangers at Tynecastle Park. (Edinburgh Evening News), external
Plastic pitches could be banned in the Premiership before next season starts, with Scottish Professional Football League chief executive Neil Doncaster having headed talks that will be followed with further discussions scheduled with clubs in the New Year. (Daily Record), external
Scotland's Euro 2024 preparations are already under way as the Scottish Football Association seeks to secure its preferred German training base at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a ski resort in Bavaria near the border with Austria. (The Scotsman), external
Former Rangers striker Michael Mols has said he is "lucky to be alive" after an emergency operation to remove a golf ball-sized tumour from behind the 52-year-old's eye. (Glasgow Evening Times), external
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