'Rangers ready to offer Raskin contract extension' - gossip

Rangers' Hamza Igamane and Nicolas Raskin are reportedly attracting interest

Rangers are ready to offer Nicolas Raskin an extension beyond his current contract, which runs until 2027, as they would not want to lose both the Belgium midfielder and 22-year-old Morocco forward Hamza Igamane this summer amid mounting interest from top clubs in England and France. (TeamTalk)

Rangers interim head coach Barry Ferguson has rejected the suggestion Vaclav Cerny was substituted during Wednesday's 3-1 win over Dundee United to allow the 27-year-old on-loan Wolfsburg winger to say goodbye to the club's fans. (The Herald)

Rabbi Matondo will return to Rangers next week after Hannover 96 opted not to buy the 24-year-old on-loan Wales winger. (The National)

Blackburn Rovers manager Valerien Ismael says Tyrhys Dolan will decide on his future after taking a holiday as the 23-year-old winger nears the end of his contract amid reported interest from Celtic and Rangers and after fans chanted his name and urged him to stay following their season-ending game against Sheffield United. (Daily Record)

Royal Antwerp winger Michel-Ange Balikwisha has been personally responding to Celtic fans on social media touting the £6m-rated 24-year-old wide man for a summer transfer to the Scottish champions. (Glasgow Times)

Luis Palma will return to Celtic at the end of his loan to Olympiakos, but although the Greek champions have decided against a permanent move, rivals Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and PAOK could be interested in the 25-year-old Honduras winger. (Sportime)

Rennes are poised to cut their losses Japan striker Kyogo Furuhashi, who has been frozen out by team boss Habib Beye since the 30-year-old's £10m January switch from Celtic. (Daily Record)

Liverpool have verbally agreed personal terms with former Celtic right-back Jeremie Frimpong and must now decide if and when to proceed with signing the Dutch international who has a release clause of around £29.6m with Bayer Leverkusen. (Football Insider)

Heart of Midlothian are in talks with Zemplin Michalovce winger Alexandros Kyziridis, with the 24-year-old Greek out of contract at the Slovakian club this summer. (Daily Record)

Hearts have held talks with Zemplin Michalovce winger Alexandros Kyziridis and Kazakhstan winger Islam Chesnokov, currently with Tobol, but with Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes due to move to Tynecastle next week, any unsigned deals are likely to be on hold until he assesses the first-team squad. (Edinburgh Evening News)

Former Norwich City defender Russell Martin, who has been strongly linked with Rangers and Leicester City, is not in the running to be the Championship club's new head coach. (Pink Un)

Cesc Fabregas will continue to be the head coach of Como after rejecting overtures from Bayer Leverkusen. (Sky Sports)

Rangers have received a boost should they wish to appoint Real Madrid assistant Davide Ancelotti as their new head coach with Como's interest in the 35-year-old ending after Cesc Fabregas reportedly rejected the chance to replace Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen. (Football Insider)

Ayr United chairman David Smith says Scott Brown is staying put despite the head coach hinting at leaving by saying he would "have a long, hard think about things and see where I go from here" after his side's Scottish Premiership Play-off defeat by Partick Thistle. (Glasgow Times)