Rangers close on midfielder - Sunday's gossip

Rangers are waiting on Seville midfielder Joan Jordan to rubber-stamp his move to Ibrox after they had a bid accepted for their number one transfer target. (Daily Record)

Boss Philippe Clement expects James Tavernier to be a Rangers player next season - but would not be drawn on the possibility of Heart of Midlothian striker Lawrence Shankland joining him at Ibrox. (Scottish Sun)

Manager Brendan Rodgers is sweating on an injury to Daizen Maeda after the Japan forward was substituted early in Celtic's friendly against Chelsea following a first-half clash with Reece James. (Scottish Sun)

Leicester City are one of several clubs interested in signing Scotland forward Ben Doak from Liverpool either on loan or permanently. (Sunday Mail)

Former Rangers left-back Gregory Vignal is concerned new signing Clinton Nsiala - the 20-year-old centre-back signed from AC Milan - will lack the leaders in the Ibrox dressing room to ease him into Scottish football. (Daily Mail)

Head coach David Gray says he would like to sign a new forward before Hibernian's Premiership opener against St Mirren next weekend. (The Scotsman)

Bojan Miovski was again left on the bench by Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin for the game against Dumbarton, with Spanish club Espanyol joining Italian Serie A sides Genoa and Bologna in having an interest in the forward. (Press & Journal)

Former Rangers midfielder John Fleck has been training at their Auchenhowie base as he considers his future after an injury-hit season with Blackburn Rovers. (Daily Record)

The arrival of Jort van der Sande appears to have knocked former Celtic and Hearts forward Tony Watt down the pecking order at Dundee United. (The Courier)

Ex-Ibrox forward Kris Boyd says his fellow pundit Chris Sutton "got it bang on" when he doubted wantaway playmaker Todd Cantwell had the mentality to be a Rangers player. (Scottish Sun)

Ex-captain Barry Ferguson says Rangers have "required major surgery for some time" and that Clement is showing he is brave enough to carry it out. (Daily Record)