English clubs chase Celtic's Palma - gossip

Luis Palma has made 11 appearances for Celtic so far this season

Celtic winger Luis Palma, 25, is being chased by Sunderland, Stoke City, Swansea City and Queens Park Rangers as well as several European clubs. (Football Insider)

Meanwhile, Celtic have been handed a boost in their quest to bring 27-year-old Scotland defender Kieran Tierney back to the club with the emergence of talented teenage Arsenal left-back Myles Lewis-Skelly opening the door further for a January exit from London. (Record)

However, Celtic are unlikely to reach Aston Villa's asking price for Louie Barry after reportedly having a £10m bid rejected for the 21-year-old forward. (Football Insider)

Rangers are demanding a price for striker Cyriel Dessers that is unaffordable for Leganes, who tried to sign the Nigeria international when he was with Feyenoord. (AS)

Vicko Sevelj wants Dundee United to bounce back from their Scottish Cup exit against Rangers in Sunday's Premiership meeting and believes catching the second-placed team is still a possibility. (Record)

United need to start games the way they are finishing them, says former defender Lee Wilkie. (Courier - subscription)

Brann have reached an agreement with Hearts for the transfer of midfielder Sander Kartum and the 29-year-old Norwegian is expected to travel to Edinburgh for a medical before a move said to be worth £320,000. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription)

Hearts midfielder Macaulay Tait, 19, is set to join Livingston on loan. (Hearts Standard)

St Johnstone's bid to sign Roman Eremenko, who has 73 Finland caps, has collapsed after the Scottish FA refused to endorse a work permit application, with the 37-year-old midfielder's age possibly having gone against him. (Herald - subscription)

Leeds United's 21-year-old Kris Moore, who can play at centre-half or right-back, has arrived at St Johnstone for a trial. (Courier - subscription)

Midfielders Matt Smith and Cammy MacPherson have intimated they want to leave St Johnstone before the transfer window closes now that opportunities to play are likely to diminish. (Courier - subscription)

Aberdeen can still have a fruitful season by clinching European qualification, says manager Jimmy Thelin. (Record)

Thelin is up for the fight to take the Dons into Europe. (Press and Journal - subscription)

Dundee manager Tony Docherty hopes to have Mexican winger Victor Lopez's year-long loan move from Monterrey completed this week. (Courier - subscription)