Scotland Men's Football Team

Scotland centre-half Grant Hanley is closing in on a move to League One leaders Birmingham City, with Norwich City set to mutually terminate the final six months of the out-of-favour 33-year-old's contract. (Pink Un), external

Liverpool are planning to gazump rivals Manchester United and Manchester City to sign Bournemouth 21-year-old Milos Kerkez as their successor to Scotland's Andy Robertson at left-back. (I News), external

Contrary to reports, there is no Bournemouth interest in Liverpool's Ben Doak at this stage and they will not entertain offers that involve swapping the 19-year-old Scotland international for fellow winger Antoine Semenyo. (I News), external

Goalkeeper Zander Clark's new contract at Hearts will have no bearing on the future of 42-year-old current Scotland number one Craig Gordon at Tynecastle, according to head coach Neil Critchley. (The Scotsman), external

Former Rangers and Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam has been lined up for a role on Everton's coaching staff after the return of David Moyes as manager. (Alan Nixon on Patreon), external

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Napoli great Mariano Bogliacino compares Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay to club hero Marek Hamsik. (Record), external

Liverpool have rejected a £16m offer from Ipswich Town for Ben Doak, the bid coming shortly after Crystal Palace's opening £15m offer, and the 19-year-old Scotland winger's parent club would prefer him to remain on loan to Middlesbrough for the rest of the season. (The Athletic), external

Liverpool want £30m if they are to sell teenage winger Ben Doak. (Independent), external

Internazionale are eyeing up a winter move for Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson, according to website L'Interista, which claims a £16.6m bid could be made by the Italian champions in an attempt to pry the 25-year-old away from Serie A rivals Bologna. (L'Interista via Daily Record), external

Everton manager Sean Dyche says out-of-favour Scotland right-back Nathan Patterson will not be allowed to leave on loan unless a replacement is brought in. (Liverpool Echo), external

St Johnstone are keen to sign Scotland international Calvin Ramsay on loan after the right-back was recalled from his loan spell at Wigan Athletic by parent club Liverpool. (The Courier), external

Celtic are expected to contact Arsenal to begin negotiations about taking out-of-favour Scotland defender Kieran Tierney on loan until the end of the season, with talks having already begun between Celtic and the 27-year-old's agent about a permanent return when his contract with the Premier League club ends this summer. (Sky Sports), external

Celtic are hoping to announce the sensational return of Kieran Tierney from Arsenal on a pre-contract agreement over the next week. (Scottish Sun), external

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Scotland left-back Greg Taylor is a target for ambitious Dinamo Zagreb head coach Fabio Cannavaro, with the 27-year-old now able to talk to clubs with less than six months remaining of his Celtic contract and looking increasingly unlikely to sign a new deal. (Daily Record), external

Celtic would love to lure Kieran Tierney back to the club and are working on a deal to sign the Scotland defender on a pre-contract deal in January, with the 27-year-old out of favour with Arsenal. (Football Insider), external

Scotland winger Ben Doak, the 19-year-old currently on loan to Middlesbrough, could be used as a makeweight in a shock January transfer after being named as a key target for Crystal Palace and with Liverpool keen on Palace captain Marc Guehi. (Daily Mail, print edition)

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Blackburn Rovers and Burnley want to sign former Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie from Spanish club Las Palmas, where the 28-year-old Scotland cap has spent just six months. (Sun), external

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In an exclusive interview, BBC Scotland's Jonathan Sutherland speaks to Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay about moving to Italy and how they're enjoying life at Napoli.

They also discuss their careers to date and international ambitions with Scotland.

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Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay discusses his decision to leave Manchester United for Napoli in the summer.

Read more: Why McTominay 'had to look out for number one'

Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 28, set up a goal in Napoli's 3-1 Saturday win over Udinese and international team-mate Billy Gilmour, 23, made a late cameo from the bench. (Scotsman - subscription), external

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We asked for your thoughts on Scotland's World Cup qualifying group.

Here's what you had to say:

Ian: Could have been a bit better, so will take it and see what happens. We have a great chance if we play to our potential, so bring it on.

Les: A decent group, we're on a momentum now so we'll be ready. Teams will fear Scotland.

Johnny: The highest ranked team will be the loser of a play-off, so if we can't at least make the play-offs from this group, then we have no place being at the World Cup anyway.

Ian: Could have had a much harder group. We need to be taking six points from the Belarus games, that's non-negotiable, win against Denmark or Portugal and Greece at home, avoid defeat away and we should be off to the Americas.

Scotland forward Che Adams, 28 scored from around 45 yards as he netted Torino's solitary goal winner against Empoli in Friday's Serie A match. (Sun), external

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