Scottish Gossip: Rangers, Doig, Ridvan, Celtic, Hart, Abada, Arsenal, Tierney

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Rangers full-back Ridvan Yilmaz is on the verge of a switch to Serie A side Verona, but Rangers' hopes of Josh Doig moving the other way as his replacement are fading (Scottish Sun), external.

And Rangers have been linked with a move for Dutch left-back Gijs Smal, whose contract with Eredivisie club Twente expires this summer (Daily Star - print edition).

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is unlikely to call back Scotland defender Kieran Tierney, 26, from his loan spell with Real Sociedad in January (Football Insider), external.

Callum Davidson is in talks over a shock return to management with Championship strugglers Queen's Park (Daily Record), external.

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers says any contract talks with goalkeeper Joe Hart will wait until nearer the end of the season (Daily Record)., external

However, Celtic are currently in talks with defender Liam Scales about a new deal, while Brendan Rodgers expects Liel Abada to be a big player for the club in the second half of the season (Scottish Sun), external.

Celtic star Luis Palma is at the centre of a bitter transfer dispute between his two former clubs that has now been reported to Fifa (Herald - subscription required), external.

Beerschot coach - and former team-mate of Lawrence Shankland - Frederic Frans says the Hearts striker's spell in Belgium is not a mark against him as the club was toiling at the time (Daily Record), external.

Aberdeen legend Joe Harper says manager Barry Robson must now stick with the back four which yielded a win and better performance against Ross County (Press & Journal - subscription required), external.

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