Scottish Gossip: Carter-Vickers, Celtic, Diomande, Rangers, Sima. Shankland, Hearts, Fraser, Nouble, Livingston, Ross County, Wickens, St Johnstone

Cameron Carter-Vickers is contracted at Celtic until 2026

Celtic have opened talks over a new contract with defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, 26. (Record)

Premier League clubs Brentford, Nottingham Forest and West Ham are being linked with USA international Carter-Vickers. (Sun)

Reports in Denmark suggest Rangers are close to signing Nordsjaelland midfielder Mohammed Diomande, 22. (Record)

Rangers attacker Abdallah Sima, on loan from Brighton, is expected to return from Senegal duty at the Africa Cup of Nations after picking up a thigh injury. (Sun)

Sima could be out for an extended period. (Football Scotland)

But Sima has vowed to come back stronger after his injury setback. (Record)

Manager Philippe Clement wants Sima back at Rangers as quickly as possible to be tended to by the club's medical team. (Herald - subscription required)

Meanwhile, Clement hopes an agreement can be reached to extend midfielder John Lundstram's stay with Rangers beyond the end of the season. (Football Scotland)

Former Hibernian forward Tam McManus expects Rangers to test Heart of Midlothian's resolve to keep Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland, 28, with an offer this month. (Record)

Hearts head coach Steven Naismith is not aware of any feedback from Shankland's representatives after a new contract was offered to the forward. (Herald - subscription required)

And Naismith does not know when Shankland will return from illness after he missed Saturday's Scottish Cup win over Spartans. (Sun)

Meanwhile, Charlton Athletic's Scott Fraser is close to joining Hearts on loan after Motherwell had expressed interest in the playmaker. (Record)

Joel Nouble was left out of Livingston's squad for Saturday's Scottish Cup win over Raith Rovers, with the forward close to finalising a move away from the Premiership club. (Sun)

St Johnstone manager Craig Levein refuses to accept the excuse of rustiness following the Perth side's Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Airdrieonians. (Courier - subscription required)

On-loan Fulham goalkeeper George Wickens is pleased to finally have signed for Derek Adams at Ross County after almost joining the manager's previous club, Morecambe. (Press and Journal - subscription required)

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