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Leicester City have joined the race to sign Celtic midfielder Matt O’Riley as new manager Steve Cooper needs a replacement for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall after his £30m move to Chelsea. (Scottish Sun On Sunday)

Celtic had a bid of £4m plus add-ons rejected by Norwich City for Adam Idah, but that was only an opening offer and the Scottish champions are mulling over their next move for the striker who was on loan in Glasgow last season. (Sunday Post, print edition)

Celtic are back round the table with Benfica in a bid to thrash out a deal for Paulo Bernardo, with the Portuguese club looking for £6m but the Scottish champions believing they can negotiate a transfer for around £4m, including a sell-on clause, for the 22-year-old midfielder who was on loan last season. (Sunday Mail)

Herediano head coach Walter Centeno is hoping there are no acceptable offers for Andy Rojas as he welcomed the 18-year-old forward, for whom Celtic are one of several European clubs credited with an interest, on his return from Copa America duty with Costa Rica. (Scottish Sun On Sunday)

Rocco Vata has admitted his Celtic transfer exit came “earlier than expected” after the 19-year-old winger sealed a switch to Watford. (The Herald On Sunday)

Rangers manager Philippe Clement sees the striker situation at Ibrox as a one in, one out position, meaning he will only sign another if one can be moved on, opening the door to exits for the likes of Danilo or, more likely, Cyriel Dessers. (Rangers Review via Sunday Mail)

Rangers have accepted a number of offers for Cyriel Dessers as the 29-year-old Nigeria striker looks set to miss the Ibrox club’s pre-season trip to the Netherlands on Monday to ensure nothing jeopardises a sale that could be worth between £4.5m and £6m. (Ibrox Noise)

Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl has refused to comment about reports linking his club with 26-year-old Rangers winger Scott Wright. (Sunday Mail)

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack has revealed manager Jimmy Thelin has “high expectations” of strikers Ester Sokler and Peter Ambrose – but says there have been no bids for Bojan Miovski and the Dons will only sell the North Macedonia international this summer if they get “absolutely the right price”. (Press & Journal)

St Johnstone are set to sign 23-year-old Trinidad and Tobago left-back Andre Raymond, who has been playing in the Portuguese lower leagues with Vilar de Perdizes, following a tip from departing midfielder Dan Phillips. (The Courier)

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson has admitted that James Bolton’s transfer exit request caught him by surprise but insisted the centre-half’s move to Fleetwood Town was sanctioned with “one eye on something else”. (The Herald On Sunday)

New 21-year-old Dundee right-back Ethan Ingram says he rejected a new deal with West Bromwich Albion because there was no guarantee of first-team football. (The Courier)

Lewis Strapp, the 24-year-old left-back who has joined Finnish title contenders SJK, says he felt let down by Greenock Morton offering him reduced terms after 12 years with the Scottish Championship club. (Sunday Mail)

American lawyer Adam Webb will arrive in Scotland this week to finalise his takeover of St Johnstone. (Scottish Sun On Sunday)

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