'Raskin not in Rangers squad against Hearts' - gossip

Despite Nicolas Raskin being quoted publicly saying he had no intention of leaving Rangers during the summer transfer window, the 24-year-old Belgium midfielder will not be in the Scottish Premiership club's squad to face Hearts on Saturday following talks with head coach Russell Martin. (STV), external

Former Rangers striker Jermain Defoe, who coached Mikey Moore for two years at Tottenham Hotspur, says he advised the 18-year-old winger that it was an unbelievable opportunity to join the Ibrox club on loan this season. (Daily Record), external

Nedim Bajrami, who has only started one of Rangers' games this season - against Alloa Athletic in the Premier Sports Cup, hopes his starring role with Albania during the international break can kick-start his season after the 26-year-old midfielder was left out of the Premiership club's Europa League squad. (The Herald), external

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin should finally confirm on Friday his thinking behind omitting 20-year-old on-loan Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Alfie Dorrington from his Conference League squad. (Press & Journal), external

Hearts face competition for Galymzhan Kenzhebek should they decide to follow up their interest in the Kazakhstan winger, who plans to exit for a higher level when his contract with Yelimay Semey expires on 31 December, with Slovakian rivals Zilina and Slovan Bratislava and two Russian clubs having lodged transfer bids this summer and others in Austria, Belgium and Czechia also watching the 22-year-old. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

East Bengal have offered former Motherwell striker Connor Shields a one-year contract after the 28-year-old left Indian Super League rivals Chennaiyin amid interest from clubs across Asia and rejected an approach from Thai club Kanchanaburi Power. (Sky Sports), external

Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin says he concentrated on adding height and power to his squad during the summer transfer window as his club could not match the "vast amounts of money" being spent by Scottish Premiership rivals Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs. (The Courier), external

Tony Docherty is identifying targets to improve Ross County's squad and has midfielder Scott Fraser, who was with the Championship club's new manager with Dundee last season, on trial. (Press & Journal), external

St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari says Josh McPake's failure to attract any interest from other clubs when the 24-year-old was made available on loan in January was a wake-up call for the winger, who has since forced his way into the starting line-up and been named Championship player of the month. (The Courier), external

Former Rangers player-coach Jermain Defoe, who has since worked in Tottenham's academy, has revealed he tried to work his way back to Ibrox over the summer. (The Scotsman), external