Tuesday's Scottish Gossip: O'Riley, Diomande, Sima, Jota, Beck, Brown, Ferguson, Kelleher, Siegrist, Moldovan, Manhoef, King, Boruc, Harbottle

Celtic will demand a fee of at least £20m for midfielder Matt O'Riley in the summer window and there is no possibility of the 23-year-old leaving the Scottish Premiership leaders before the January window ends. (Football Insider)

Any aspirations Celtic had of signing Liverpool left-back Owen Beck in this transfer window have been ended after the 21-year-old was used as a substitute in their 4-0 win over Bournemouth, which means that only Dundee, with whom he impressed on loan in the first part of the season, and his parent club can use him for the rest of 2023-24 season. (The Scotsman)

Celtic are eyeing a move for Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher in the summer as a deal for the Republic of Ireland international would be too expensive in January, with the Premier League club demanding a fee of around £20m for the 25-year-old. (Football Insider)

Celtic are among the clubs beaten to the signature of Romania goalkeeper Horatiu Moldovan by Atletico Madrid after the Spanish club triggered a termination clause in the 26-year-old's Rapid Bucharest contract with a £685,000 offer subject to a successful medical. (Agerpres)

Celtic are ready to accept an offer for goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist, the 31-year-old third choice who was widely linked with Austrian club Sturm Graz earlier in the window, before the end of January with multiple European clubs weighing up moves. (Football Insider)

Mohamed Diomande's arrival in Scotland has been delayed by Storm Isha, but the 22-year-old Ivory Coast Under-23 international will complete his transfer from Nordsjælland to Rangers in the coming days. (Rangers Review)

Incoming Rangers signing Mohammed Diomande is one of the best midfielders in Denmark, according to Nordsjaelland head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup. (The National)

Vitesse Arnheim's signing of winger Adrian Mazilu on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion could reignite Rangers' interest in £2.5m-rated Million Manhoef, who plays in the same position with the Dutch club. (Scottish Sun)

Abdallah Sima's agent has hinted that the on-loan Brighton forward will extend his time with Rangers because the 22-year-old is enjoying being at the Premiership club so much. (The Herald)

Rangers centre-half Leon King says manager Philippe Clement told him during their winter break training camp that he wants the 20-year-old to stay and fight for a starting place instead of leaving on loan. (Glasgow Evening Times)

Three Hibernian fringe players are expected to have their exits confirmed in the next 48 hours, with 21-year-old goalkeeper Max Boruc joining Arbroath until the end of the season, 23-year-old centre-half Riley Harbottle poised to return to English football and 21-year-old midfielder Allan Delferriere leaving to join a club on the continent to get regular football. (The Scotsman)

St Johnstone manager Craig Levein would love to keep Dan Phillips at the club but admits he faces a fight to retain the 23-year-old midfielder, who is out of contract this summer. (The Courier)

Ross County manager Derek Adams will assess the extent of the recruitment needed before the January transfer window closes after his side's Scottish Cup exit. (Press & Journal)

Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson is adamant that he will head to the English Premier League one day - but only once he has achieved more than he has at present with Bologna. (Football Scotland)

West Ham United are still exploring a deal for Al-Ittihad winger Jota during January, but the 24-year-old who has been effectively omitted from the Saudi Arabian club's league games after his summer transfer from Celtic would have to take a huge pay cut as he is understood to be on around £200,000 a week. (Sky Sports)

Ayr United have launched a move to make former Celtic and Scotland midfielder Scott Brown their next head coach after the exit of Lee Bullen. (Daily Mail)

Former Kilmarnock head of football operations James Fowler is the frontrunner to be named as Rangers' head of academy recruitment. (Daily Record)

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