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Alexander Bernabei has made 23 appearances in 18 months at Celtic
Nat Phillips’ short-term loan deal with Celtic will not be extended and the 26-year-old centre-half will return to Liverpool in January. (Football Scotland)
Alexandro Bernabei is poised to make a January exit from Celtic, with interest in the 24-year-old Argentine left-back from clubs in his homeland and Italy as the Scottish champions consider Estoril’s £4m-rated Tiago Araujo as competition for Greg Taylor. (Sun)
Schalke 04 have made an official enquiry to Brondby about Mathias Kvistgaarden, the 21-year-old striker for whom Celtic were expected to table an improved offer after having a £4m bid rejected. (Football Scotland)
Celtic reached out to Sturm Graz in an effort to revisit former transfer target Szymon Wlodarczyk but were told the 20-year-old striker’s valuation has sky-rocketed to around £15m, which would financially be out of the Scottish champions’ reach in January. (Football Scotland)
Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon defends major shareholder Dermott Desmond amid criticism of the club’s hierarchy. (Sun)
Rangers manager Phillipe Clement vows to win the Scottish Premiership at Ibrox but cautions: “It is a big marathon.” (Record)
Midfielder Todd Cantwell reveals he parked personal issues to help Rangers win the Viaplay Cup on Sunday, saying: “It wasn’t an easy decision.” (Sun)
Lawrence Shankland liked a picture of Rangers lifting the Viaplay Cup posted by the Scottish Professional Football League’s official Instagram account, leading to some fans interpreting it as a “come and get me” plea from the 28-year-old striker, who is in talks about extending his stay with Heart of Midlothian. (Daily Record)
Shankland believes speculation about his future is “a sign” he his doing his “job well and scoring goals”. (Record)
Kilmarnock would find it difficult to reject a bid in the region of £600,000 for Daniel Armstrong, with Hearts and Charlotte among clubs from Scotland, the English Championship and Major League Soccer considering a bid for the 26-year-old winger in January. (TeamTalk)
Aberdeen “need to use the hurt as fuel for the rest of the season” after losing the Viaplay Cup final, says captain Graeme Shinnie. (Record)
B teams will remain in the Lowland League for at least the next two seasons after the Scottish Professional Football League confirmed a majority of clubs backed their continued inclusion. (Herald)
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