The Rumour Mill: Wednesday's football news and transfer gossip
Rangers have failed to make an offer for Dundee United's David Goodwillie since being told by the Arabs that the player was worth 2million. Ally McCoist has made no secret of his desire to sign the striker. (Various)
Rangers will make his move for the striker, who was in action in friendly in Ireland last night, in the next 24 hours (The Sun)
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Hide AdThe Ibrox side could be set to lose out on another of their key transfer targets – Carlos Cuellar. The former Rangers man will not be sold until the end of August according to reports, with Alex McLeish deciding he wants to see the player in pre-season action before ruling whether or not he should be sold. (Various)
Bursaspor will make one final move to sign Steven Whittaker and believe the player is keen to make a move to Turkey. (Daily Record)
McCoist got a boost, however, from Nikica Jelavic, who has said he will definitely be staying at Ibrox. (Daily Mail)
And David Weir has agreed a one-year extension to his Rangers contract. (Daily Record)
Calderwood in make or break talks
Colin Calderwood is to hold talks with Hibs chairman Rod Petrie today after an official approach for his services was made by Birmingham City. There has also been an informal approach from Steve McLaren's Nottingham Forest. (Daily Mail)
Gary Bollan is being lined up as a replacement should Calderwood decide to leave Easter Road. (The Sun)
Hibs are in the hunt for Newcastle's Phil Airey after he scored 13 goals for their reserves last season. (Daily Record)
Wanyama deal close
Celtic, meanwhile, are close to signing Victor Wanyama for 1million. The Kenyan has been described as a 'real diamond' by his current club, Belgium's Germinal Beerschot, who have now given their blessing to the move. (Daily Mail)
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Hide AdNeil Lennon plans to turn down ANY offer for captain Scott Brown despite potential big-money moves to the Premiership believed to be on offer. (Daily Express)
Marion Kello happy at Hearts again
Marian Kello has spoken of his fall-out with Vladimir Romanov, admitting it was a difficult time and saying being frozen out of the Hearts team was an "injustice". However, the goalkeeper now believes it is all in the past.
In brief
Crawley town are set to win the race to sign Adam Rooney from Inverness Caledonian Thistle. (Daily Record)
Aberdeen could resign former midfielder Chris Clark for free in the coming days after his he left Plymouth Argyle. (Various)
Michael Higdon has revealed one of his key motivations for signing for Motherwell when he left St Mirren was his family. (The Herald)
Sean Welsh, the Hibs youngster, will be out for as long as two months after breaking his cheekbone in a bust-up with a team-mate Martin Scott. (The Herald)
Kari Armason, another former Plymouth player, his hoping to win a contract at Hearts after joining the club on trial. (The Herald)
Kilmarnock have taken two Italians – Alessandro Comi and Stefano Baldan – on trial. (The Herald)
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Hide AdDanny Lennon plans to work St Mirren hard on their break to Portugal. (The Sun)
St Johnstone's Sam Parkin believes he is the man to end the club's goal drought, despite a number of new additions to the squad. (The Sun)