Beni Baningime, Cammy Devlin, Alan Forrest, Craig Gordon, Craig Halkett and Frankie Kent are among the Hearts players out of contract at the end of the season. (Scotsman – subscription required), external
Top Serie A clubs have joined Rangers, Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen and Tottenham Hotspur in the race to sign 19-year-old Nigerian midfielder Sani Suleiman, who currently plays for Slovakian club Trencin. (Rudy Galetti on Substack), external
Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Rangers contacted his agent about their head coach role, but he did not get round to speaking to the Ibrox club before the appointment of Danny Rohl. (Stick To Football podcast), external
Midfielder Findlay Marshall, 19, hopes he has boosted his Aberdeen chances with his loan spell at Arbroath. (Press and Journal – subscription required), external
Dante Polvara “has been more stable in his position”, says Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin. (Record), external
Veteran former Aberdeen, Celtic, Hearts and Scotland winger Gary Mackay-Steven, 35, can still be a game changer at Ross County, says manager Tony Docherty. (Press and Journal), external
Dundee manager Steven Pressley would be happy to see goalkeeper Jon McCracken called up by Scotland but is pleased to have the 25-year-old’s sole focus on Dens Park matters for now. (Courier – subscription required), external
Scott McKenna believes “performances on the pitch are the only way we can really thank” Scotland head coach Steve Clarke. (Record), external
Former Juventus head coach Thiago Motta rejected an approach to become the new manager of Greece despite Ivan Jovanovic being handed a vote of confidence by their FA before Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland, according to reports in Greece. (National – subscription required), external
Hamilton Academical owner Seref Zengin intends to challenge the “fit and proper person” sanctions that he and director Gerry Strain have received from the Scottish FA but has this week held fresh talks with a potential buyer for the League 1 club. (Herald – subscription required), external
Zengin believes there are attempts to force Accies into administration. (Record), external
