Scottish gossip: Clark, Muscat, Raskin, McGinn, Halkett, McCann

Former Liverpool midfielder Bobby Clark, the 20-year-old who moved to RB Salzburg for £10m in 2024 and is currently on loan at Derby County, is ready to make a permanent move to Celtic in January. (The Times), external

Nicolas Raskin is on Tottenham Hotspur's radar, but that should not stop Russell Martin's replacement as Rangers head coach building a team around the 24-year-old Belgian midfielder. (Daily Mail), external

Rangers could struggle to keep hold of Nicolas Raskin, with Leeds United having previously expressed an interest in the Belgium midfielder and Tottenham Hotspur having placed the 24-year-old on their transfer radar. (Football Insider), external

Leeds United are likely to block a request from Celtic to sign Illan Meslier on a free transfer in January window, but a deal could be done for the goalkeeper who will be out of contract at the end of the season. (TeamTalk), external

Heart of Midlothian intend to offer 30-year-old centre-half Craig Halkett a new contract as reward for becoming one of the Scottish Premiership leaders' mainstays again this season and there is a will on both sides to reach an agreement following initial talks. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

Scotland midfielder John McGinn is close to signing a new contract with Aston Villa to end speculation about his future. (John Percy on X), external

Kevin Muscat has agreed a multi-year contract to become the next Rangers head coach, but discussions over a compensation package are still being discussed with Shanghai Port and the 52-year-old is not expected to make the move to Glasgow until next month, once the Chinese Super League comes to a close, with former Ibrox team-mate Neil McCann in line to be part of his backroom team. (Daily Record), external

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