'Atalanta drop O'Riley interest' - gossip

Atalanta have decided to drop their interest in Celtic midfielder Matt O’Riley, having lost patience after a £23m euro offer was rejected, and instead have agreed a £17m plus £4.3m add-ons deal with Udinese for 22-year-old Serbia international Lazar Samardzic. (Football Italia)

Juventus will be able to complete their purchase of Teun Koopmeiners from Atalanta for £42.6m plus bonuses after their Serie A rivals agreed a £21.3m price for fellow midfielder Lazar Samardzic from Udinese. (Tuttomercato)

Liverpool 22-year-old Owen Beck, previously on loan to Dundee, is back under consideration by Celtic as they look for a left-back, but the Scottish champions would face competition from Leeds United and Middlesbrough. (Sunday Mail)

Venezia sporting director Filippo Antonelli says Celtic-linked Tanner Tessmann has been dropped from the first-team squad because the midfielder's mind is on a transfer after the collapse of moves to Internazionale and Fiorentina. (Il Gazzettino via Alfredo Pedulla)

Napoli retain an interest in Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay, but any deal for the 27-year-old Scotland international would hinge on potential outgoings at the Serie A club first. (Sky Sports)

Manchester United and Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay has told Napoli head coach Antonio Conte that he would like to make the move to the Serie A club this summer. (La Repubblica via TeamTalk)

Manchester United will only allow Scott McTominay to leave on loan with an obligation to buy clause and Napoli are not willing to go down that path. (Tuttomercato)

Hull City are leading Rangers, Anderlecht, Brondby, PAOK and Red Star Belgrade in the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Gustavo Puerta and are now in pole position to agree a loan-to-buy deal for the 21-year-old. (Football Insider)

Rangers look set to appoint St Mirren vice-chairman Jim Gillespie as their new chief executive. (Scottish Sun On Sunday)