Aberdeen close on Latvia captain - Wednesday's gossip

Aberdeen are closing in on the £700,000 signing of Latvia captain Kristers Tobers from Swiss side Grasshoppers. (Daily Record)

Atalanta are interested in Arne Engels according to reports in Italy - but Celtic are unlikely to part with the midfielder, who arrived in the summer for £11m. (Daily Record)

A return to Rangers is the preferred option for Niko Katic as the 28-year-old Bosnia and Herzegovina defender is linked with a move away from FC Zurich this month. (Daily Record)

Crystal Palace and Ipswich are set to make improved bids worth £20m for Liverpool's 19-year-old Scotland winger Ben Doak, who is on loan at Middlesbrough. (Guardian)

Rangers forward Vaclav Cerny insists he is ignoring all speculation about his future despite reported interest from La Liga. (Scottish Sun)

Luke Graham says Dundee are reaping the benefits of his loan spells as he is now a "more mature and definitely more confident" player. (The Courier)

Sivert Heltne Nilsen says Aberdeen's new head of recruitment Nuno de Almeida's knowledge of the European transfer market will be invaluable in the January window, having seen him work first hand while at Elfsborg. (Press & Journal)

Ex-Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha has revealed how much work his staff had to do with striker Alfredo Morelos to get his fitness up to speed at Ibrox. (Daily Record)

Former striker Don Goodman has told Rangers to sign Sam Johnstone following Jack Butland's injury after the England goalkeeper lost his place in the Wolves starting XI. (The Scotsman)

Engels has praised the influence of team-mate Greg Taylor at Celtic and is confident that uncertainty over his future and speculation about Kieran Tierney's return won't impact the left-back's form. (The Herald)

Former midfielder Stephen McGinn is surprised that clubs in the English Premier League are not moving for Tierney amid Celtic's push to bring him back to his boyhood club. (Daily Record)

Wednesday's back page of The Courier