Scottish Gossip: Doig, Yilmaz, Shankland, Barron, Roos, Kvistgaarden, Lamie, Kuhn, Wagner, Gyabi, Robinson, Adryan
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Marseille are in advanced talks with Hellas Verona to sign Josh Doig, with the Ligue 1 club having made a maximum offer of £4.3m for the 21-year-old Scottish left-back, and are expecting to secure his services on a contract until 2028. (Sky Sports)
Rangers have tried to use the transfer of Ridvan Yilmaz to Hellas Verona in their pursuit of fellow left-back Josh Doig, but the Glasgow club face a battle for the 21-year-old's signature with Leeds United, Marseille, Sassuolo, Atalanta and Torino. (TeamTalk), external
Leeds United and Rangers are set to go head-to-head in the race to sign left-back Josh Doig, who signed for Hellas Verona in 2022 from Hibernian. (Daily Express, print edition)
Rangers are working on a deal to sign Hellas Verona left-back Josh Doig this month as the Serie A club make progress on a move for Ridvan Yilmaz, with both loan and permanent moves from the Ibrox outfit possible, and Borna Barisic garnering a lot of interest across Europe as the Croat enters the last six months of his deal in Glasgow. (Football Insider), external
Hellas Verona are in the driving seat to sign Ridvan Yilmaz on loan from Rangers, despite interest from Sassuolo and Monza in the 22-year-old, and are in the advanced stages of discussions. (Sky Sports)
Kai Wagner has ended talk of a transfer to Rangers after the 26-year-old left-back signed a new long-term contract with Philadelphia Union. (Scottish Sun), external
Josh Doig's former club, Hibernian, are set to receive 27.5% of the fee Hellas Verona will be paid from the sale of the 21-year-old left-back. (Edinburgh Evening News), external
Hibernian will receive 27.5% of the profit of any future sale of Josh Doig, which will earn them £357,500 of the £1.3m Hellas Verona will make if the left-back joins Marseille for £4.3m. (Daily Record), external
Rangers have turned their attention back to signing 28-year-old Heart of Midlothian striker Lawrence Shankland this month after their efforts to secure Fenerbahce's Michy Batshuayi fell through. (Football Insider), external
Rangers made a failed late move to hijack Plymouth Argyle's deal for Leeds United midfielder Darko Gyabi before the 19-year-old joined the Championship club on loan on Thursday. (Football Insider), external
Celtic have opened talks with Danish club Brondby over signing 21-year-old striker Mathias Kvistgaarden this month. (Football Insider), external
Rapid Vienna winger Nicolas Kuhn's £2m transfer to Celtic is now a done deal, with the 24-year-old German having secured a work permit and with only minor paperwork issues to sort before it is complete. (Football Insider), external
Celtic have recalled left-back Adam Montgomery from his loan at Fleetwood Town. (The Herald), external
Aberdeen are still battling to sign midfielder Connor Barron and goalkeeper Kelle Roos on new deals despite the pair being able to talk to other clubs now that their contracts have entered their final six months. (Press & Journal), external
Dundee are poised to sign Ricki Lamie, currently on a season-long loan from Motherwell, on a pre-contract to keep the 30-year-old centre-half at Dens Park beyond the summer. (Daily Record, print edition)
Luke Robinson, the 22-year-old full-back recalled early from his season-long loan from Wigan Athletic to St Johnstone at the start of January, is poised to rejoin the Perth club for the rest of the season. (Sky Sports)
Adryan, the 29-year-old Brazilian midfielder on trial with Hibs, once won a poker tournament during a game and was sacked by Sion after sharing his "drag queen dream". (Daily Record), external