Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Phillips, Bernabei, Hearts, Shankland, Kilmarnock, Armstrong, Aberdeen, St Johnstone
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Alexander Bernabei has made 23 appearances in 18 months at Celtic
Nat Phillips' short-term loan deal with Celtic will not be extended and the 26-year-old centre-half will return to Liverpool in January. (Football Scotland), external
Alexandro Bernabei is poised to make a January exit from Celtic, with interest in the 24-year-old Argentine left-back from clubs in his homeland and Italy as the Scottish champions consider Estoril's £4m-rated Tiago Araujo as competition for Greg Taylor. (Sun), external
Schalke 04 have made an official enquiry to Brondby about Mathias Kvistgaarden, the 21-year-old striker for whom Celtic were expected to table an improved offer after having a £4m bid rejected. (Football Scotland), external
Celtic reached out to Sturm Graz in an effort to revisit former transfer target Szymon Wlodarczyk but were told the 20-year-old striker's valuation has sky-rocketed to around £15m, which would financially be out of the Scottish champions' reach in January. (Football Scotland), external
Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon defends major shareholder Dermott Desmond amid criticism of the club's hierarchy. (Sun), external
And ex-Celtic captain Paul Lambert plays down talk of a crisis at the club. (Herald), external
Rangers manager Phillipe Clement vows to win the Scottish Premiership at Ibrox but cautions: "It is a big marathon." (Record), external
Midfielder Todd Cantwell reveals he parked personal issues to help Rangers win the Viaplay Cup on Sunday, saying: "It wasn't an easy decision." (Sun), external
Lawrence Shankland liked a picture of Rangers lifting the Viaplay Cup posted by the Scottish Professional Football League's official Instagram account, leading to some fans interpreting it as a "come and get me" plea from the 28-year-old striker, who is in talks about extending his stay with Heart of Midlothian. (Daily Record), external
Shankland believes speculation about his future is "a sign" he his doing his "job well and scoring goals". (Record), external
Kilmarnock would find it difficult to reject a bid in the region of £600,000 for Daniel Armstrong, with Hearts and Charlotte among clubs from Scotland, the English Championship and Major League Soccer considering a bid for the 26-year-old winger in January. (TeamTalk), external
Former Aberdeen forward Duncan Shearer believes the Dons missed an excellent chance to become Hampden heroes in the Viaplay Cup final. (Press and Journal - subscription required), external
Aberdeen "need to use the hurt as fuel for the rest of the season" after losing the Viaplay Cup final, says captain Graeme Shinnie. (Record), external
Shinnie insists the Dons cannot feel sorry for themselves against the backdrop of their "gruelling" season. (Scotsman - subscription required), external
St Johnstone youngster Fran Franczak impresses club veteran Stevie May. (Courier - subscription required), external
B teams will remain in the Lowland League for at least the next two seasons after the Scottish Professional Football League confirmed a majority of clubs backed their continued inclusion. (Herald), external
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