'Celtic reject Southampton's O'Riley bid' - gossip

Southampton have had a £14m plus add-ons bid for Matt O'Riley rejected by Celtic and it could take a record Scottish fee of more than £25m for the Premiership champions to part with the 23-year-old Denmark midfielder. (Scottish Sun)

Paulo Bernardo is on his way permanently to Celtic for £3.4m, with Benfica retaining 30% of any sell-on fee for the 22-year-old midfielder who spent last season on loan to the Scottish champions. (Coluna Vermelha on X)

Rangers have made a fresh approach to take 30-year-old Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordan on loan by increasing the percentage of his salary they would be willing to pay. (Fernando Serrano on X)

Wolfsburg winger Vaclav Cerny, the 26-year-old who is under contract until 2027, is on the verge of joining Rangers on loan. (Florian Plettenberg on X)

Twente are in talks with Rangers over a deal worth more than £2m to sign 27-year-old forward Sam Lammers, who arrived last summer for £3.5m but ended the season on loan to Utrecht. (Anthony Joseph on X)

Kenya midfielder Richard Odada, the 23-year-old currently with Philadelphia Union, and Bonaire forward Jort van der Sande, the Den Haag 28-year-old, are at St Andrews finalising permanent transfers to Dundee United. (The Courier)

Espanyol have expressed an interest in Aberdeen striker Bojan Miovski, who is also a prime target for Bologna, and have made the 25-year-old North Macedonia international one of their main targets this summer. (Anthony Joseph on X)

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin is confident the club have a contingency plan in place for the possible transfer exit of striker Bojan Miovski. (Press & Journal)

Aberdeen are plotting a move for 19-year-old Ghana centre-half Nurudeen Abdulai, who helped Medeama win his national Premier League this season. (Football Insider)

Heart of Midlothian are working on a permanent deal for Crystal Palace midfielder Malachi Boateng, the 22-year-old who spent last season on loan to Dundee. (Daily Record)

Fulham, who had a £17m offer rejected for Scott McTominay earlier in the window, are discussing their next move for the 27-year-old Scotland and Manchester United midfielder. (Sky Sports)

Birmingham City have agreed a deal with Brighton & Hove Albion to sign 22-year-old Scotland Under-21 midfielder Marc Leonard for a fee of around £500,000, with add-ons, after a successful medical. (Fabrizio Romano on X)

Billy Gilmour was absent from the Brighton & Hove Albion squad for their friendly against Kashima Antlers because the midfielder was given extra time off for being part of Scotland's Euro 2024 finals squad and not because of Napoli's £8m bid for the 23-year-old. (Sky Sports)

Scotland youth winger Kevin Hanratty, for whom Aberdeen once rejected offers from Rangers and Aston Villa, is on trial with Swansea City after the 21-year-old left Pittodrie. (Football Insider)

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, the 33-year-old former Aberdeen and Livingston striker, is interesting Scottish Championship clubs after joining Greenock Morton on trial. (Transfers Scotland)