Crystal Palace are on the trail of 18-year-old Queen’s Park attacking midfielder Aiden McGinlay. (Daily Record), external
Everton are close to agreeing the summer transfer of Hearts defender John Dodds, the 16-year-old having been watched by a number of clubs in Scotland and England. (Edinburgh Evening News), external
Brentford manager Thomas Frank says Scotland defender Aaron Hickey could make a first-team comeback before the end of the season after the 22-year-old made some B-team appearances following a 20-month injury absence that required two hamstring operations. (The Scotsman), external
St Johnstone striker Uche Ikpeazu, the 30-year-old who made a 15-minute cameo appearance in Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final defeat by Celtic, has revealed that it was not until after a fifth operation to his knee that he started to see light at the end of a near season-long absence. (The Courier), external
Celtic, who qualified for the knockout play-off round of the Champions League, banked £16m more from European performance payments this season than Rangers, who made it to the quarter-finals of the Europa League. (The National), external
Athletic Bilbao, who knocked Rangers out of the Europa League last week, could help the Ibrox club qualify for a later stage of next season’s Champions League if the Spanish side go on to lift the trophy this season. (The Herald), external
Leeds United’s confirmed promotion has removed a potential barrier to Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises’ takeover of Rangers as Premier League rules over joint ownership are less restrictive than for clubs in the English Football League. (Scottish Sun), external
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has written to Sarah Cardell, the chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), urging her to investigate “exploitative practices” in youth football after the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland and youth organisation Real Grassroots lodged complaints about the Scottish Football Association and Scottish Professional Football League. (The National), external
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