Real's Ancelotti poised to become Rangers boss - gossip

Davide Ancelotti is currently father Carlo's assistant with Real Madrid

Real Madrid assistant Davide Ancelotti to reportedly become Rangers' new head coach, talks over Kilmarnock boss' move to Hearts set to finalise next week and Hibs defender on pressure...

Real Madrid assistant Davide Ancelotti is tipped to sign a three-year deal to become Rangers head coach. (Record)

Ancelotti will become Rangers' new head coach after helping father, Carlo, settle in as Brazil boss in June matches against Ecuador and Paraguay, with Francesco Mauri also moving from the Spanish club to Ibrox as his assistant, having had rival offers from clubs in several leagues, including Saudi Arabia. (AS)

Rangers have made contact with Real assistant Ancelotti about their head coach vacancy, but talks with the 35-year-old Italian are still at an early stage, other names are also on their radar and there is no leading candidate or imminent appointment. (Record)

Former Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary O'Neil, Russell Martin, recently with Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday's Danny Rohl and Rob Edwards, who recently exited Luton Town, are on Rangers' head coach shortlist, while a Steven Gerrard return remains a possibility despite the ex-Ibrox boss's push for a clean break. (TeamTalk)

Marco Rose, most recently RB Leipzig head coach, is the clear frontrunner with the bookmakers ahead of fellow German Rohl, for the Rangers job. (Scotsman - subscription required)

Amid links with Rangers, former Ibrox defender Martin has admitted he is ready to get back into management and that he has rejected other job offers since being sacked by Southampton. (National - subscription required)

Rangers are interested in 22-year-old Estoril centre-back Kevin Boma, but the Togo international is valued at up to £6.8m and is also on the radar of Union Berlin and Basel. (TeamTalk)

Meanwhile, Rangers have targeted Brazilian midfielder Metinho, who is currently on loan with Basel from Troyes, but could face competition from clubs in France and Germany for the 22-year-old who could be available for less than £4m. (TeamTalk)

Talks with Kilmarnock over a compensation deal to make Derek McInnes Heart of Midlothian's new team boss will not be concluded until after the sides meet in their final Scottish Premiership game of the season this weekend, with former Hearts head coach Steven Naismith favourite to replace him at Rugby Park. (Sun)

McInnes is edging closer to accepting the Hearts job - almost eight months after Jamestown Analytics suggested him as the ideal man to replace Naismith before the appointment of Neil Critchley. (Record)

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is seventh favourite with bookmakers to become Manchester United manager should the Premier League club part with Ruben Amorim this summer, with Jose Mourinho topping the betting. (Sun)

Former Manchester United and Trinidad & Tobago striker Dwight Yorke was offered a contract by Celtic in 2004, but no move materialised. (Sun)

Rocky Bushiri embraces the pressure facing Hibernian as they seek to seal third place in the Scottish Premiership. (Record)

European participation "would mean a lot" to Hibs' Chris Cadden after missing out through injury in the past. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required)

Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie rejects the notion the Dons were distracted by their upcoming Scottish Cup final appearance against Celtic as they lost 4-0 away to Rangers on Sunday. (Record)

Shinnie says lessons need to be learned following Aberdeen's second-half collapse at Ibrox.

Ryan Gauld's recovery from an injury picked up in March threatens to prevent the Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder from taking part in Scotland's June fixtures. (Football Scotland)