Rangers' Matondo set for Norway move - gossip
Rangers winger and Celtic midfielder on the move as Gordon Strachan backs Aberdeen appointment.
Wales winger Rabbi Matondo is on the verge of leaving Rangers to join Norwegian side SK Brann . (Glasgow Times) Celtic midfielder Odin Thiago Holm will re-join former club Valerenga on loan until the end of the Norwegian season in November. (TV2 via Sun ) Martin O'Neill believes Celtic are "far from out of" the Scottish Premiership title race.
(Sun) Dundee goalkeeper Jon McCracken is in talks over a contract extension. (Courier - subscription required) Fernandez on Real Madrid shortlist - Tuesday's gossip 'Rangers far down line on signing Dundee's Graham' - gossip Defender Clark Robertson has encountered a setback in his attempts to return from injury at Dundee . (Courier - subscription required) Gordon Strachan believes former club Aberdeen were right to hire Stephen Robinson as their head coach over a "mystic" foreign name with no Premiership experience.
(Herald - subscription required) Robinson says all members of Aberdeen's squad will get their chance to stake a claim for first-team involvement. (Press and Journal - subscription required) Dundee United winger Kristijan Trapanovski will undergo surgery to repair knee ligamentdamage. (Courier - subscription required) Steve Clarke will pick a 55-strong provisional Scotland squad before selecting a final pool of 26.
(Record - subscription required) Scotland midfielder Andy Irving, now with Czech side Sparta Prague, is "pretty confident" his old team Hearts will finish the season as Premiership champions. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required) Hearts winning the Premiership would have no impact on Hibernian's "business side", says Easter Road chief executive Dan Barnett. (Scotsman - subscription required) Barnett expects Hibs' finances to look healthier in 12 months' time after a recent loss nearing £6m.