Friday's Scottish Gossip: Aberdeen, Rangers, Celtic, Motherwell, Dundee, Warnock, Thelin, Silva

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Neil Warnock claims that a fear of taking money under "false pretences" drove him to quit Aberdeen after just 34 days as interim manager and reckons the Dons can challenge at the top end of the table next season with "four or five" new players. (Daily Mail, subscription required)

Elfsborg boss Jimmy Thelin says if he were to comment on links to Aberdeen "it would go beyond my work here", refusing to rule out a move to Pittodrie. (Press & Journal, subscription required)

Director of Swedish club Elfsborg, Stefan Andreasson, issues a hands-off warning to Aberdeen in their pursuit of manager Jimmy Thelin. (Football Scotland)

Former Netflix vice president Erik Barmack is the US investor behind a plan to put money into Motherwell. (Daily Mail, subscription required)

Rangers loanee Fabio Silva is not in the future plans of Wolves boss Gary O'Neil and the Molineux club will accept an offer for the Portuguese forward this summer. (Football Insider)

Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson feels "very strongly" that the winners of Sunday's Old Firm derby at Ibrox will go on to wrap up the title. (Daily Record)

Wingers Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kuhn could hold the key to success for Celtic on Sunday, reckons Chris Sutton, who describes the derby as a "must-not-lose" for his old club. (Daily Record)

"I don't think the team could have two better people in charge," says Kieran Tierney as the Scotland defender backs Brendan Rodgers and John Kennedy to keep Celtic "calm and focused" for the derby at Ibrox. (Scottish Sun)

Dundee have borrowed pitch covers from Celtic in a bid to keep the rain off the Dens Park pitch, with the wet weather expected to worsen before Saturday's home fixture against Motherwell. (Scotsman)

If Dens Park fails a Saturday inspection, an effort would be made to play on Sunday and if that is not possible the fall-back plan would be neutral Airdrie on Monday afternoon behind closed doors. (Scottish Sun)

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