Third O'Riley bid blocked amid Welsh interest - gossip

Bids in for Celtic players as Rangers boss plays down pre-season concerns...

Celtic have rejected a third offer of near £14.4m from Atalanta for Denmark midfielder Matt O'Riley, 23. (Gianluca Di Marzio - in Italian)

Southampton manager Russell Martin would not confirm or deny a bid for Celtic midfielder Matt O'Riley but admitted that he has kept in touch with the 23-year-old since they worked together at MK Dons. (Daily Echo)

Mechelen have bid for Celtic defender Stephen Welsh, 24. (Record)

Celtic may be looking for a new left-back but manager Brendan Rodgers wants Greg Taylor, 26, to sign a new contract extension. (Sun)

Celtic will open new contract talks with left-back Greg Taylor in the coming weeks. (Football Insider)

Meanwhile, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers stresses that Kyogo Furuhashi, 29, is not for sale, insisting the Japan striker is happy at the Scottish champions. (Record)

Head coach David Gray urges Hibernian to make the most of a "second chance" in Saturday's Scottish League Cup tie with Peterhead after losing at Kelty Hearts last weekend. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription)

Rangers centre-half Connor Goldson has flown to Germany for a medical before completing his transfer to Aris Limassol. (Kerkida)

Rangers midfielder Jose Cifuentes' year-long loan with Cruzeiro in Brazil is to be cut short and the 25-year-old Colombian is on his way to Greek club Aris Thessaloniki on a fresh 12-month loan. (Daily Record)

Toulouse and clubs in Major League Soccer are favourites to sign Edier Ocampo, who is currently with Atlético Nacional in his Colombian homeland, but Rangers and Hellas Verona also want the 20-year-old right-back. (Colombia Scouts)

Rangers manager Philippe Clement insists the ongoing rebuild at Ibrox "takes time" as he plays down concerns about the team's pre-season form. (Record)

St Johnstone manager Craig Levein says he is allowing long-serving 31-year-old striker Stevie May to leave in order to free up money to recruit in defence, midfield and out wide. (The Courier)

New Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin sees his spell at the Pittodrie club as a three-year project. (Press and Journal - subscription)

Goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe says St Mirren will heap pressure on Icelandic visitors Valur on Thursday, when the sides contest the second leg of their Conference League second qualifying tie in Paisley, and the score still 0-0. (Herald - subscription)

Drey Wright insists St Johnstone must banish the negativity that plagued the club last season. (Courier - subscription)

Referees could be mic'd up to explain VAR decisions to supporters during Scottish Premiership matches. (Record)