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There is plenty of speculation about who might follow Wilfried Nancy from Columbus Crew should he be named Celtic manager, while David Weir is tipped to become Rangers sporting director.
Wilfried Nancy will target the January signing of 26-year-old Palestine striker Wessam Abou Ali from Columbus Crew should the Frenchman move to Celtic as manager from the Major League Soccer club in the coming days. (Scottish Sun), external
Should Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy be confirmed as Celtic manager, he will bring with him fellow Frenchman Yoann Dammet and Irishman Kwame Ampadu, who coached Exeter City Under-18s when Celtic's head of football operations Paul Tisdale was manager. (The Herald), external
After a week of negotiations over compensation, Wilfried Nancy is poised to become Celtic manager and bring with him coach Kwame Ampadu, first-team analyst Max Chalier and fitness chief Jules Gueguen, but Yoann Damet could be in the running to take over as Columbus Crew head coach. (Daily Record), external
Wilfried Nancy will bring with him a coach familiar with Celtic and Scottish football as part of his backroom team as the Columbus Crew head coach comes closer to becoming the Glasgow club's new manager. (Sky Sports), external
Brendan Rodgers, a free agent since leaving Celtic, heads Leeds United's manager shortlist, with Daniel Farke at serious risk of being sacked after the weekend defeat by Aston Villa. (TeamTalk), external
David Weir is the favourite with some bookmakers to become Rangers' new sporting director despite the former Ibrox defender only recently taking up a similar role with Strasbourg. (Glasgow Times), external
Jeff Fong, 49ers executive vice-president of finance, made a rare appeance at Ibrox on Saturday - two days before the US-based consortium of which they are part sacked Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell. (Scottish Sun), external
Former Rangers striker Steven Naismith is happy to have stayed on as part of Scotland's coaching team heading to the World Cup having been asked to become part of Russell Martin's Ibrox coaching team before his sacking as head coach. (The Warm-Up podcast), external
Amid suggestions he could switch allegiance from England to Scotland and despite Newcastle United having been open to offers in the summer, the Premier League club will now reject January bids for Harvey Barnes because of the winger's recent good form. (Football Insider), external
Norwich City midfielder Kenny McLean says he would have no problem with Newcastle United Harvey Barnes, who has one England cap, being called up to the Scotland squad. (Scottish Football Social Club podcast), external
Raith Rovers have been given permission by Greenock Morton to talk to manager Dougie Imrie about a switch to their Scottish Championship rivals. (The Herald), external
Marseille want to hold talks with Brighton & Hove Albion about signing on-loan former Celtic midfielder Matt O'Riley permanently in January. (Sky Sports), external
Midfielder Kyle Ure has returned to Celtic from loan side Ayr United after the 19-year-old picked up a bad injury, manager Scott Brown has confirmed. (The National), external
Livingston assistant manager Marvin Bartley believes his side were denied a blatant penalty for hand ball in their defeat by Rangers but says he was told that VAR John Beaton decided centre-half Emmanuel Fernandez "was in close proximity to the ball when it was struck" and "there was nothing to be reviewed". (Daily Record), external
