Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna has revealed that talks to extend the contract of Scott McTominay are ongoing, and he believes the 29-year-old Scotland midfielder wants to stay despite reports of interest from Real Madrid.
McTominay’s Market Value
At £34m, Napoli’s Scott McTominay is the 35th most valuable British player and the top Scot in the latest market value update. He sits one spot ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s Scotland-qualified England youth defender Archie Gray.
Barron Waiting for Game Time
Middlesbrough manager Kim Hellberg described Connor Barron as a “good player.” The 24-year-old midfielder, on loan from Rangers, has had limited game time because, according to Hellberg, he is in the same position as many summer signings who are only starting to break into Championship starting line-ups.
Glentoran Search
Former Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss Duncan Ferguson is among the leading candidates to become the next manager of Glentoran.
Hibernian and Scottish Football Gossip
Beveren technical director Bob Peeters believes new Hibernian manager Marink Reedijk will bring success to Easter Road, just as the 34-year-old did with the Belgian club despite a disappointing first season there.
Former Rangers left-back Gregory Vignal, who has previously worked in the Ibrox club’s academy and with Dundee, wants to become a manager in his adopted home of Scotland. The 45-year-old recently left his role as Blackburn Rovers Under-21 boss.
Former Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp has revealed that Neil Lennon tried to sign him for Celtic twice. Sharp cites his deep-rooted love for the Blades as the reason the move never happened.
Celtic B striker Lucas Clearie, 17, trained with the first team before the Scottish champions’ Europa League match against Benfica.