Wednesday's Scottish Gossip: Idah, Shankland, Lagerbielke, Cifuentes, Jefte, McCarthy, Van Hooijdonk, Cortes, Dessers, Penrice, Pollock, Kerr
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Adam Idah made it clear to Norwich City manager David Wagner he wants to move to Celtic ahead of other English Championship and European options, including Hellas Verona, and the 22-year-old Republic of Ireland striker is close to a loan deal with an option to buy after the Scottish champions decided against pursuing Bologna's Sydney Van Hooijdonk. (Daily Record), external
Norwich City have agreed a deal to sign Sydney van Hooijdonk on loan until the end of the season from Bologna with an option to buy the Dutch striker, who will complete medical tests on Wednesday. (Fabrizio Romano on X), external
Celtic have put a pause on 23-year-old Sweden international Gustaf Lagerbielke's loan move to Lecce with an option to buy due to an injury to fellow centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers and the Serie A club are awaiting a final decision. (Sky Sports)
Gustaf Lagerbielke says he wants to join Lecce from Celtic as the 23-year-old centre-half is seeking regular first-team football and has dreamt of playing in Serie A since a child. (Tuttomercatoweb), external
Celtic have rejected a loan bid from Volos to take James McCarthy, who has not featured for the Glasgow club since October 2022, as the Scottish Premiership leaders wanted a larger percentage of the 33-year-old midfielder's wage covered by the Greek Super League club. (Sky Sports)
Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers, the 29-year-old who has hit a purple scoring patch after a difficult start following his switch from Cremonese, is attracting late interest over a potential Serie A return from Hellas Verona, who missed out on Celtic-bound Adam Idah from Norwich City, and Torino. (Daily Record), external
Joining Brazilian club Cruzeiro on loan is a concrete option for 24-year-old Rangers midfielder Jose Cifuentes, but salary issues are still being discussed between the clubs. (Adriano Savalli on X), external
Jose Cifuentes' transfer to Cruzeiro should be completed soon, the Ecuador midfielder having said he was not keen on a move to Turkey's Super Lig after Rangers agreed a deal over the weekend with Rizespor before interest from Brazil emerged. (Rangers Review)
Colombia winger Oscar Cortes is already in Scotland to complete a move to Rangers on loan from Lens with a purchase option, with the 20-year-old keen on the transfer. (Adriano Savalli on X), external
APOEL Nicosia say they have had no contact with Jefte for five days amid Rangers' attempt to sign the left-back from parent club Fluminese and cancel the 20-year-old's loan to the Cypriots, who also claim they have had no contact with the other two clubs. (Rangers Review)
Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo is interesting Bundesliga club Mainz, who are considering a loan bid for the 23-year-old Wales international. (Bild)
Wales winger Rabbi Matondo wants to stay and fight for a starting place with Rangers, with this chances enhanced by Brighton & Hove Albion loanee Abdallah Sima facing a spell on the sidelines. (Football Scotland), external
Rangers appreciate the profile of Gent striker Hugo Cuypers but will not be signing the 26-year-old, according to a report in Belgium. (Daily Record), external
Heart of Midlothian will have to wait until after the end of the January transfer window to complete negotiations with Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland over a new contract, with both parties relaxed about his situation and no official approach for the 28-year-old coming from another club. (Daily Record), external
Both Hearts and Hibernian - and an English Championship club - are monitoring 25-year-old Livingston left-back James Penrice, who is in the final six months of his present deal and is available for nothing in the summer. (Sky Sports)
Aberdeen have suffered a blow in their pursuit of 22-year-old Watford centre-half Mattie Pollock and 26-year-old Wigan Athletic defender Jason Kerr on loan. (Press & Journal), external
After letting Luke Ayling join Middlesbrough on loan, sending Djed Spence back to Tottenham Hotspur and with Leo Hjelde also heading for Sunderland, Leeds United have no intention of letting Scotland centre-half Liam Cooper leave after Blackburn Rovers launched a move for the 32-year-old. (TeamTalk), external
Celtic are due around £300,000 from Leeds United should Sunderland be successful with their reported £2m bid to sign Leo Hjelde, the 20-year-old centre-half who left the Scottish champions in 2021. (Scottish Sun), external
West Ham United are still trying to find a way to sign former Celtic winger Jota from Al-Ittihad, but negotiations remain complicated due to salary and tax reasons. (Fabrizio Romano on X), external
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