Monday's Scottish Gossip: Doig, Yilmaz, Abada, Shankland, Lammers, Kent, Jota, Bullen, Kuhn, Montgomery, Kelleher, Johnson, Jurasek, Gelhardt
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Olympique Marseille have threatened to move on to another target should Hellas Verona not accept their bid for Josh Doig, with the 21-year-old Scottish left-back's current club pushing to sell him to Serie A rivals Sassuolo instead. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Rangers have rejected a loan offer with a £3.4m option to buy from Galatasaray for left-back Ridvan Yilmaz and Hellas Verona lead the race to sign the 22-year-old who cost the Ibrox club £5m in July 2022. (Sky Sports)
West Ham United are still open to handing right-back Ben Johnson a new contract amid interest from Rangers, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Southampton, but the 23-year-old could leave on loan or permanently during January if he continues to reject the Premier League club's offers. (Football Insider), external
Rangers-linked left-back David Jurasek could leave Benfica on loan this month in search of regular football, but the 23-year-old has options other than the Ibrox club he would prefer to explore at this point. (Football Scotland), external
Sam Lammers, the 26-year-old attacking midfielder who impressed in his Utrecht debut in a 0-0 draw with Vitesse Arnhem, says it was his choice to leave Rangers on loan having been impressed with the Dutch club's desire to sign him. (Glasgow Evening Times), external
Rapid Vienna winger Nicolas Kuhn is due in London for a medical on Monday after Celtic agreed a £3m transfer for the 24-year-old, who will sign a contract until summer 2028 with the Scottish champions. (Football Scotland), external
Despite signing a new four-year contract in September, Liel Abada could quit Celtic this month following the arrival of Nicolas Kuhn from Rapid Vienna as the 22-year-old Israel winger finds the pro-Palestine rhetoric of some supporters "difficult". (Football Insider), external
West Bromwich Albion have joined Celtic, Rangers, Blackburn Rovers and Plymouth Argyle in expressing interest in 21-year-old Leeds United forward Joe Gelhardt. (Alan Nixon via Patreon), external
Liverpool are making plans in case they lose back-up goalkeeper Caoimhim Kelleher to Celtic, with manager Brendan Rodgers a long-time admirer of the 25-year-old Irishman, but any switch is most likely in the summer. (Scottish Sun), external
Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher's wages would be out of Celtic's reach in their current structure, while links with the Scottish champions have gone cold with Brondby striker Mathias Kvistgaarden and Estoril defender Tiago Araujo. (Football Scotland), external
Motherwell are leading the chase to sign Adam Montgomery, with several Scottish Premiership rivals and English clubs keen on the 21-year-old Celtic left-back after he was recalled from his loan with Fleetwood Town last week. (Daily Record), external
Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland is waiting for Heart of Midlothian to table a contract extension following initial discussions last week, with the Premiership club not looking to sell this month and the 28-year-old prioritising a place in Steve Clarke's national squad for the Euro 2024 finals. (Daily Record), external
Hibernian are favourites to sign Adelaide United striker Musa Toure, and loan him back to the Australian outfit, despite rival interest from a French Ligue 1 club, as the 18-year-old would prefer a move to Edinburgh. (FTBL), external
Dundee are lining up a return to Dens Park for Greg Stewart after the 33-year-old forward negotiated a departure from Indian champions Mumbai City. (Scottish Sun), external
Ryan Kent, the 27-year-old winger who has failed to play regularly for Fenerbahce since his summer move from Rangers, is poised for a reunion with former Ibrox manager Steven Gerrard following interest from Saudi Pro League strugglers Al-Ettifaq. (Aksam), external
Jota, the 24-year-old winger who has had limited game time since joining Al-Ittihad from Celtic in the summer, has been been excluded from the club's Dubai training camp under new manager Marcelo Gallardo. (Football Scotland), external
Ayr United are poised to part company with head coach Lee Bullen after his side slipped to ninth in the Scottish Championship following Saturday's draw with Arbroath to extend their run to one win in 11 league games. (Ayrshire Post), external
Queen's Park are to sign 19-year-old Celtic midfielder Mackenzie Carse on loan. (Football Scotland), external
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