SOUTHAMPTON are the latest club to show interest in Celtic’s Stuart Armstrong.
According to the Daily Mail, the Saints are planning a £10 million bid for the Scotland midfielder.
If Armstrong were to head for St Mary’s, he’d join fellow former Hoops stars Victor Wanyama, Fraser Forster and Virgil van Dijk.
West Brom and Brighton are also thought to be interested in the 25-year-old
Shaun Maloney’s move to Aberdeen has hit a stumbling block, according to the Press & Journal.
An injury concern is to be investigated before the 34-year-old decides where his future lies.
Niall McGinn has signed for South Korean side Gwangju.
New Chapter ??⚽️??@GWANGJU_FC pic.twitter.com/NFzoSZOdef
— Niall McGinn (@nmcginn10) July 4, 2017
The former Aberdeen striker thanked Dons boss Derek McInnes, his predecessor Craig Brown and the fans for ‘five great years’ at the club. (Evening Express)
According to Wales Online, Rangers are among the clubs interested in Coventry starlet George Thomas.
Words can't describe this feeling! Winning at Wembley and to score the winner in front of 44,000 Coventry Fans is what dreams are made of?? pic.twitter.com/OwqpPvXjgD
— George Thomas (@george_thomas14) April 2, 2017
A number of Premier League clubs have also been linked with the 20-year-old Welshman.
Thomas scored nine goals in 36 appearances last season.
The Nottingham Post reports that Barrie McKay could join Nottingham Forest at their US pre-season training camp if a deal gets thrashed out soon.
Cardiff City are also interested in the Gers winger, but he is thought to prefer a switch to the City Ground, where he’ll reunite with former Ibrox boss Mark Warburton.
Also in Nottingham, former Hibs star Jason Cummings has spoken about his wrestling antics last season.
The new Forest signing feels he can add character to the dressing room – and his new teammates are already calling him ‘The Cumdog’.
Watch Hibs striker Jason Cummings take on wrestler Grado in bizarre Twitter video – click here
Kirk Broadfoot is set to complete a move from Rotherham to Kilmarnock this morning, according to the Daily Record.
The former Rangers defender is not part of the relegated club’s plans for League One and will play under former Ibrox teammate Lee McCulloch in Ayrshire.
Dundee United could be in for a cash windfall with Andy Robertson linked to Dutch side PSV.
The former Tangerines defender, currently at Hull City, has a sell-on clause which would see United pick up between 10 and 15 percent of any fee.
Newcastle, Burnley and Liverpool have also been linked. (Evening Telegraph)
Edinburgh City have signed shamed former Hearts defender Craig Thomson.
It’s his first time back in Scottish league football since his conviction in 2011 for child sex offences. (The Scotsman)
The Club acknowledges Craig's previous conviction in 2011 for offences he committed in 2010 and does not condone his behaviour in any way.
— Edinburgh City FC (@EdinburghCityFC) July 3, 2017
However, the Club's Board, management, playing staff and main sponsor collectively believe that Craig has completed his rehabilitation…
— Edinburgh City FC (@EdinburghCityFC) July 3, 2017
and we look forward to giving him the opportunity to return to playing in the SPFL.
— Edinburgh City FC (@EdinburghCityFC) July 3, 2017
Down south
West Ham are keen to bring former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez back to the Premier League, according to the Daily Telegraph. The 29-year-old has a year remaining on his contract with Bayer Leverkusen and has a £13million release clause in that deal. Hernandez scored 11 goals in the Bundesliga last season and Leverkusen have yet to make any moves in extending his contract, giving further encouragement to the Hammers.
Everton are confident of striking a deal to see Wayne Rooney return to Goodison Park reports talkSPORT. Manchester United’s record goalscorer has dropped down the pecking order at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho and Rooney could now follow Davy Klaassen, Jordan Pickford and Michael Keane in joining the Toffees. The 31-year-old still has a year remaining on his contract with the Red Devils but Ronaldo Koeman’s side remain confident a deal can be made.
The Daily Telegraph is also reporting that Chelsea are prepared to pay a club-record £60million fee to bring Juventus left-back Alex Sandro to Stamford Bridge. The Serie A champions want to renew the contract of the defender but the Blues are willing to improve on that and are happy to meet the valuation of the 26-year-old. Paris St Germain are also interested in Sandro and Chelsea are waiting to discover if the full-back has the desire to move to England.
United boss Mourinho wants Alvaro Morata and Nemanja Matic to join the club before the end of the week, according to the Daily Star. United head off on a pre-season tour of the United States on Sunday and Mourinho wants both players to be on the plane for the trip. Defender Victor Lindelof is the only new arrival at Old Trafford so far as Chelsea are waiting to finalise a deal for Monaco’s Tiemoue Bakayoko before allowing Matic to leave and Morata’s move is held up by Real Madrid’s interest in United goalkeeper David De Gea.
And finally, the Guardian reports that Crystal Palace have been put off by a £30million asking price for Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho. New Eagles boss Frank de Boer believes he can bring in up to five players for the combined cost of the Frenchman and the Merseyside giants are refusing to drop their valuation.
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