Scottish Gossip: Hatate, Beck, Doig, Yilmaz, Miovski, Haring, Tierney, Jota, Cairney, Kvistgaarden, Alzate, Manhoef
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Celtic had an approach to sign Owen Beck on a permanent transfer rejected by Liverpool, while Rangers failed in a bid to take the 21-year-old on loan, and the left-back is in now in line for first-team game time at Anfield after being recalled from his successful spell with Dundee. (The Times), external
Hellas Verona could be ready to compromise on their asking price for 21-year-old Scottish left-back Josh Doig due to the "economic difficulties" facing the Serie A club, with Rangers expressing a strong interest but potential rivals Torino eyeing Ajax's Owen Wijndal as an alternative. (Daily Record), external
Hellas Verona are set to open talks with Rangers about the prospect of signing Ridvan Yilmaz, with the Turkish left-back poised to leave Ibrox despite the 22-year-old's strong recent performances during Borna Barisic's injury absence. (Gianluca Marzio), external
Rangers and Leicester City are considering a move for 22-year-old defender Million Manhoef, whose current club, Vitesse Arnhem, are in the midst of a financial crisis. (TeamTalk), external
Celtic still have a chance of signing 21-year-old Brondby forward Mathias Kvistgaarden in January. (Glasgow Evening Times), external
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says Reo Hatate was so emotional after Tuesday's win over St Mirren because he had worked so hard to return from injury - not because the Japan midfielder is about to be sold by the club. (Scottish Sun), external
It will take a club-record fee surpassing the £5m paid by Liverpool for Calvin Ramsay to prise Bojan Miovski from Aberdeen, but there have been no concrete offers for the North Macedonia striker. (Sky Sports via Daily Record), external
Peter Haring, who made his first Heart of Midlothian start in four months on Tuesday, says he has spoken to head coach Steven Naismith about what he had to do in order to play more frequently, but there have been no talks about extending his contract beyond the summer. (Edinburgh Evening News), external
Hibernian head coach Nick Montgomery has stressed he will only sign players in January who can make an immediate impact. (Sky Sports)
Arsenal are considering calling Kieran Tierney from his loan with Real Sociedad due to Oleksandr Zinchenko's injury woes. (Daily Express), external
Arsenal are prioritising a move for a left-back in the January transfer window, but manager Mikel Arteta will have to settle for a loan deal because of financial restraints. (Daily Mirror), external
Former Celtic winger Jota will not be reunited with Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou this month as the London club are not pursuing his signature at this time despite the possibility of a deal being reached to allow Al-Ittihad to cut ties with the 24-year-old winger who joined from the Scottish champions in the summer. (TeamTalk), external
Tom Cairney, the 32-year-old midfielder who has signed a new contract with Premier League club Fulham, has not given up hope a recall to the Scotland squad ahead of the Euro 2024 finals. (TalkSport)
Rangers have called on the Scottish FA to ban referee Willie Collum from all their future matches after claiming the governing body admits that the VAR official was wrong not to penalise Alistair Johnston for handball in the Ibrox side's 2-1 defeat at Celtic Park on 30 December. (Scottish Sun), external
The Scottish FA strongly disputes Rangers' account of a meeting between club officials and head of referees Crawford Allan, with the Ibrox outfit claiming that there had been an "overriding consensus" that the officials had made the wrong call by not awarding a penalty after replays showed Celtic's Alistair Johnston handling the ball during last month's Old Firm derby. (Daily Record), external