'Rangers and AEK haggle over Dessers fee' - gossip

There has been no progress in talks between AEK Athens and Rangers for Cyriel Dessers, with the Ibrox club unwilling to accept the Greek club's offer of less than £3.85m for the 30-year-old Nigeria striker, but conversations continue. (Giannis Chorianopoulos on X), external

Rangers are holding out for a £5m fee for striker Cyriel Dessers, with AEK Athens hoping to pay around £3.8m for the 30-year-old Nigeria international. (Sport Time via Daily Record, external)

Aston Villa are preparing an official approach for midfielder Nicolas Raskin, but Rangers have placed a £25m valuation on the 24-year-old Belgium international who is also of interest to Leeds United and Ligue 1 clubs, including Marseille. (TeamTalk), external

Coventry City, West Bromwich Albion and Wrexham are considering signing 31-year-old Wales midfielder Tom Lawrence after his release by Rangers. (Daily Post via The Herald, external)

Celtic have agreed a fee of £1.7m to sign Nordsjaelland forward Benjamin Nygren, with the 23-year-old Sweden international having verbally agreed terms with the Scottish champions. (Anthony Joseph on X), external

Celtic remain in talks with Royal Antwerp about the sale of Michel-Ange Balikwisha and the 24-year-old winger is keen on a move to Glasgow. (Sacha Tavolieri on X), external

Celtic have rekindled their interest in 28-year-old Sevilla and Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho, who opted to join Middlesbrough on loan in January instead of a switch to Brendan Rodgers' side. (Soccernet Nigeria), external

Celtic would want between £15-20m for 25-year-old winger Nicolas Kuhn, who is attracting interest from RB Leipzig. (Football Insider), external

Heart of Midlothian have agreed a deal with Oxford United to take Stuart Findlay, the 29-year-old centre-half who spent last season with Kilmarnock, on loan for the last year of his contract before making the move permanent. (Sky Sports), external

Latvian champions RFS have offered Livingston around £150,000 for 29-year-old goalkeeper Jerome Prior. (Daily Record), external

After turning down a new deal at Dundee, 32-year-old centre-half Joe Shaughnessy is set for a move to Australia with Newcastle Jets. (The Courier, external - subscription required)

Aberdeen have told Vicente Besuijen he is free to find another club, with the 24-year-old winger who signed in 2022 having another year to run on his contract. (Scottish Sun), external

Heerenveen are hopeful of completing a deal for Hibernian striker Dylan Vente by the end of the week, with talks at an advanced stage and the Leith club expected to make a profit on the 26-year-old Suriname international who cost them around £700,000 in 2023 from Roda. (Sky Sports), external

John Souttar has undergone surgery on an ongoing hernia issue, but the 28-year-old centre-half could miss Rangers' Champions League meeting with Panathinaikos next month after delaying the procedure to play Scotland's friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein. (Daily Record), external