Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Dundee Utd, St Johnstone, Michut, Mooy, Bassey, Lopes
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Rangers defender Calvin Bassey is attracting interest from Premier League club Brighton and Ajax, who are set to lose first-choice centre-back Lisandro Martinez to Manchester United. (talkSPORT), external
Alex Crook, talkSPORT's football correspondent, says a fee of "between £15m and £20m" has been mooted for Bassey. (Daily Record), external
Brighton have been attracted by Bassey's ability to play left-back and centre-back, and the 22-year-old could help fill the void of Marc Cucurella if the Spaniard joins Manchester City. (The Athletic), external
Meanwhile, Ibrox boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst has told Bassey a big-money move will come, but the Dutchman insists the defender should be in no rush to leave. (Scottish Sun), external
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Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has ruled out a move for Paris St-Germain midfielder Edouard Michut after reports linked the Scottish champions with a £2m move for the teenager. (Daily Record), external
Postecoglou also hinted Australian midfielder Aaron Mooy isn't likely to join Celtic either. (Daily Record), external
Rangers centre-back Filip Helander is set to see a specialist after yet another injury setback. (Scottish Sun), external
Right-back Josip Juranovic has shut down speculation over his immediate Celtic future, but admits he was flattered with links to Atletico Madrid. (Daily Record), external
Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin believes incoming striker Luis Lopes has all the credentials to emulate Celtic's Jota, who also arrived in Scotland from Benfica. (Daily Record), external
The signing of striker Lopes is set to be announced by Aberdeen in the next 48 hours. (Press & Journal, subscription required), external
Ex-Hibernian midfielder Stevie Mallan has revealed he went almost a full year without being paid at former club Yeni Malatyaspor, forcing him to end his contract in Turkey. (Football Scotland), external
Hearts boss Robbie Neilson says he doesn't plan to have any set starting XI this coming season due to the high volume of games his side will play. (Football Scotland), external
Celtic boss Postecoglou cleared up any injury fears over Reo Hatate, confirming the Japanese midfielder should be back in training by the end of the week. (Glasgow Times), external
Murray Davidson has urged his team-mates to tighten up on their discipline after St Johnstone had two men sent off in their League Cup group opener against Annan Athletic. (Glasgow Times), external
Winger Barrie McKay underlined his importance to Hearts by providing the spark for his side to come from a goal down to beat Tranmere Rovers in a pre-season friendly. (Edinburgh News), external
Dundee United boss Jack Ross is confident a knock sustained by midfielder Dylan Levitt in Wednesday's friendly against Port Vale is not serious. (The Courier), external
