Aston Villa remain keen on Raskin - gossip

Aston Villa remain admirers of Nicolas Raskin, with those close to the Belgium midfielder believing the Premier League is his likely destination next year despite Rangers turning down a £12m offer from Hull City this summer. ( TeamTalk ) Kilmarnock coach Kirk Broadfoot has been impressed with Bailey Rice, 20, since he joined on loan from Rangers and expects the midfielder to be "an asset" to the Ibrox club. ( Sun ) Celtic manager Martin O'Neill will revert to a back four against Motherwell on Sunday as the back three adopted in their latest Old Firm derby was merely to try to match Rangers' shape in a one-off game. ( Football Insider ) It will only take a goal to kickstart forward Kasper Hogh's Celtic career, believes former club striker Gary Hooper. ( Sun ) Sweden team manager Kim Kallstrom has defended their squad workings after Celtic midfielder Benjamin Nygren was one of five players sent home from their camp after a sickness bug. ( Herald - subscription required ) Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho insists he moved to a tough league after rejecting a new deal with Celtic to join Bursaspor , who are joint top of the Turkish second tier and for whom he has scored 11 goals and provided two assists in just eight matches. ( Glasgow Times ) Juventus & Atletico Madrid eye Madueke - Tuesday's gossip Celtic's Hassan misses Egypt match - gossip Heart of Midlothian's 18-year-old summer signings - former Vikingur Gota forward Aron Benjaminsen and former Grasshopper Zurich midfielder Leart Kabashi - will begin challenging for competitive game time once the international break ends. ( Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required ) Meanwhile, Hearts duo Malachi Fagan-Walcott and Oisin McEntee will be fit to return to action against St Mirren this weekend after injury. ( Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required ) Hearts' upcoming Conference League opponents, Nordsjaelland , lost 3-0 in a friendly against Malmo as they prepare to return to league action against Odense on Friday. ( Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required ) Dundee head coach Steven Pressley is casting his eye over a couple of trialists as he considers strengthening his injury-hit squad. ( Record - subscription required ) St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari stands by his decision to allow Jack Baird to join Raith Rovers despite Zach Mitchell's injury, which ended the 21-year-old's loan from Charlton Athletic , leaving the Perth side short of defensive cover. ( Courier - subscription required ) The Scottish FA has appointed former Hibernian sporting director and Ayr United managing director Graeme Mathie as head of football strategy, operations and eprformance. ( National - subscription required )