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Celtic make approach for striker Barry - gossip

Scottish gossip - Louie Barry
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Celtic bid for striker as defender prepares for loan deal at Rangers...

Celtic have proposed £5m with a further £5m in add-ons plus a buy-back option for Aston Villa striker Louie Barry but the Premier League club are not prepared to sell the 21-year-old this month. (Daily Mail)

Rangers are closing in on a deal to sign defender Rafael Fernandes, 22, on loan from Lille. (Sky Sports)

Hearts are accused of making an "unacceptable" offer for Islam Chesnokov with FC Tobol sports director Sanzhar Seitkazinov saying the Tynecastle club want the Kazakhstan winger "almost for free". (Scottish Sun)

Rangers are willing to accept a "major offer" for 30-year-old striker Cyriel Dessers this month. (Football Insider)

If Hamza Igamane continues to improve at his current rate then Rangers are going to have a player "worth a small fortune", reckons former Ibrox skipper Barry Ferguson, who predicts his former club "may soon be made an offer which they can't possibly turn down". (Daily Record)

"If I was any more relaxed, I'd fall asleep!" Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel insists he is not giving much thought to a contract extension. (Daily Record)

Real Valladolid winger Raul Moro, a reported signing target for Celtic, suffered a broken collarbone in yesterday's La Liga loss at Espanyol. (Footboom)