Tuesday's Scottish Gossip: Eduard Spertsyan, Ianis Hagi, Kemar Roofe, Sammie Szmodics, Alex Cochrane

Celtic are monitoring 23-year-old Krasnodar attacking midfielder Eduard Spertsyan, who has 25 caps for Armenia, according to reports in Russia. (Glasgow Evening Times)

Krasnodar midfielder Eduard Spertsyan, who is reportedly interesting Celtic, was previously linked with Manchester City, Newcastle United, Juventus and Ajax, but while the 23-year-old's stock has fallen since being valued at £13m, he recently said he is keen to move to Europe having spent his whole career in his native Russia. (Daily Record)

Celtic will be blown out of the water in terms of transfer fee and wages by English clubs should they attempt this summer to sign 28-year-old Blackburn Rovers forward Sammie Szmodics, who has also been linked with Brentford. (Football Insider)

No talks have taken place between Ianis Hagi, the Rangers midfielder currently on loan to Alaves, and Galatasaray. A report suggesting a deal has been done for a summer transfer is fake news, although the Turkish club are in love with the 25-year-old because his father previously played for them. (Emanuel Rosu on X)

Romania legend Gheorghe Hagi has shot down reports that Galatasaray have agreed a deal to sign son Ianis from Rangers after the attacking midfielder returns from his loan in La Liga with Alaves. (Daily Record)

Philippe Clement believes Kemar Roofe's physical condition is getting "better and better" and has welcomed the increased competition for places the fit-again Jamaica striker is creating up front, but the Rangers manager did not want to address the 31-year-old's prospects of a new contract beyond the summer. (The Scotsman)

Sam Lammers, the 26-year-old currently on loan to Utrecht, believes he was not given a fair crack of the whip by Rangers because he was always played as a number 10 instead of his favoured position as a striker. (Football Scotland)

Midfielder Beni Baningime, whose own contract talks have been shelved until the end of the season, has revealed that Heart of Midlothian's changing-room has been buzzing at the news that three "great players" - Ross County playmaker Yan Dhanda, Livingston left-back James Penrice and Motherwell midfielder Blair Spittal - will be joining the club this summer. (Edinburgh Evening News)

Hearts will hold end-of-season talks with 14 of their first-team squad whose contracts are due to expire in summer 2025 and, while some will be offered extensions, one or two could be sold before the start of next season. However, the Edinburgh club would want a minimum of £2m to sell left-back Alex Cochrane, who has attracted interest from English clubs. (Edinburgh Evening News)

Dundee manager Tony Docherty is poised for a sit-down with chairman Tim Keyes with next season's recruitment on the agenda. (The Courier)

Neil Warnock could make a swift return to management after his five-week stint with Aberdeen, with Plymouth Argyle having sacked Ian Foster. (Telegraph)

Former Hibernian manager Paul Heckingbottom, recently sacked by Sheffield United, is top of Sunderland's wanted list to be their next team boss. (Scottish Sun)

Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour is expected to return to action in three to four weeks after missing Brighton & Hove Albion's defeat by Liverpool with a knee injury picked up while on international duty. (Daily Record)

Rangers manager Philippe Clement has held talks with Mohamed Diomande about his international future as the on-loan Nordsjaelland midfielder wrestles with the decision of whether to play for Ghana or Ivory Coast. (The Herald)

Celtic winger Nicolas Kuhn believes that his agent, Christian Nerlinger, will be supporting his side in this weekend's Glasgow derby despite the former midfielder having played for Rangers. (The National)

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has accused critics of Flower of Scotland of being "oversensitive" and backed the unofficial national anthem written by the late Corries frontman Roy Williamson in the mid-1960s. (The Herald)

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