Nancy & Ampadu set for Celtic - Scottish gossip

Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy is on the verge of becoming Celtic's new manager, with only final details to be sorted over his contract. (Fabrizio Romano on X)

Crew assistant Kwame Ampadu will join Nancy at Celtic, with the Scottish champions finalising the paperwork for the Frenchman to become their new manager. (Sky Sports)

Interim manager Martin O'Neill suggests Celtic will need to spend significantly under expected successor Nancy. (Sun)

Celtic are optimistic they can fend off increased competition to sign Shamrock Rovers striker Michael Noonan despite reported interest in the 17-year-old from Manchester City and Manchester United. (Irish Sun)

Forward Kyle Ure, who has been on loan at Ayr United, is back at Celtic for rehab following an injury picked up on Scotland Under-21 duty. (Sun)

Stephen Welsh could force Celtic into a January decision about his loan to Motherwell because his form has the 25-year-old knocking on the door to the Scotland squad. (Record)

Preston North End centre-half Liam Lindsay retains hopes of gate-crashing into Scotland's World Cup squad after being called up last year. (Herald - subscription required)

Rangers head coach Danny Rohl believes Youssef Chermiti is ready to answer his critics after a heart-to-heart talk with the striker. (Record)

Winger Rabbi Matondo is back in training with Rangers following injury. (Glasgow Times)

Billy Davies, now in interim charge of Greenock Morton, feels slighted that Kevin Thelwell, sacked this week as Rangers' sporting director, did not respond to his offer of advice about Scottish football when he arrived at Ibrox after giving the Englishman his big break at Preston North End. (Record)

Hamilton Academical manager Jon Rankin's 15-year-old son, Luca Rankin, has been training with Rangers' first team. (Sun)

Club Brugge winger Carlos Forbs has revealed he knocked back an approach from Rangers in the summer while with Ajax before moving to the Belgian club and helping thrash the Glasgow side 9-1 on aggregate in Champions League qualifying. (Record)

Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen face crunch time on Thursday for Scotland's ailing coefficient. (Scotsman - subscription required)

Heart of Midlothian have turned down St Johnstone's request to include on-loan right-back Adam Forrester in their squad for this weekend's Scottish Cup meeting with Cove Rangers. (Courier - subscription required)

Hibernian are "hurting" following their midweek loss to Motherwell, says Chris Cadden. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required)

Steven Pressley does not regret taking on the Dundee manager's job. (Courier - subscription required)