Villa to dismiss McGinn overtures
Aston Villa are to dismiss enquiries for Scotland midfielder John McGinn, 30. (Football Insider)
Sheffield Wednesday have turned down bids from Rangers and West Ham for goalkeeper Pierce Charles, 20. (Independent)
Bid of in excess of £1m for Charles have been rejected. (Mike McGrath)
Barry Ferguson urges his successor as Rangers head coach, Russell Martin, not to take criticism "personally", highlighting how Martin is "paying the price for years of underachievement which have taken a heavy toll". (Record)
Scotland head coach Steve Clarke was in the crowd at Easter Road as once-capped Kieron Bowie scored a stunning goal in Hibernian's 3-2 loss to Partizan, which sealed a 4-3 aggregate win in the Conference League third qualifying round. (Herald - subscription required)
Free agent Jamie Vardy, 38, is urged to join Celtic by former England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn. (Record)
Midfielder Luca Stephenson, 21, harboured hopes of returning to Dundee United on loan from Liverpool before securing a second loan at Tannadice this week. (Record)
Aberdeen defender Alexander Jensen is eager to return to Hampden in the Premier Sports Cup following the Dons' Scottish Cup success last season. (Press and Journal - subscription required)
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