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Celtic reportedly secure their first January signing, while Rangers are said to face a wait until after 22 November to make Kevin Muscat their new head coach. Former Liverpool midfielder Bobby Clark, the 20-year-old who moved to RB Salzburg for £10m in 2024 and is currently on loan at Derby County, is ready to make a permanent move to Celtic in January. (The Times), external Nicolas Raskin is on Tottenham Hotspur's radar, but that should not stop Russell Martin's replacement as Rangers head coach building a team around the 24-year-old Belgian midfielder. (Daily Mail), external Rangers could struggle to keep hold of Nicolas Raskin, with Leeds United having previously expressed an interest in the Belgium midfielder and Tottenham Hotspur having placed the 24-year-old on their transfer radar. (Football Insider), external Leeds United are likely to block a request from Celtic to sign Illan Meslier on a free transfer in January window, but a deal could be done for the goalkeeper who will be out of contract at the end of the season. (Team Talk), external Heart of Midlothian intend to offer 30-year-old centre-half Craig Halkett a new contract as reward for becoming one of the Scottish Premiership leaders' mainstays again this season and there is a will on both sides to reach an agreement following initial talks. (Edinburgh Evening News), external Scotland midfielder John Mc Ginn is close to signing a new contract with Aston Villa to end speculation about his future. (John Percy on X), external Kevin Muscat has agreed a multi-year contract to become the next Rangers head coach, but discussions over a compensation package are still being discussed with Shanghai Port and the 52-year-old is not expected to make the move to Glasgow until next month, once the Chinese Super League comes to a close, with former Ibrox team-mate Neil Mc Cann in line to be part of his backroom team. (Daily Record), external Current Shanghai Port head of high performance Les Gelis could join Kevin Muscat's Rangers backroom team along with coaches Ross Aloisi and Vince Lerardo. (Daily Record), external Friday's English & European transfer rumours Muscat close to deal to become Rangers head coach Thursday's Scottish Gossip Rangers' negotiations to appoint Kevin Muscat as their new head coach are nearing completion and the Australian is expected to arrive after 22 November once his Shanghai Port commitments conclude, with a £1. 5m compensation fee sealing the deal. (Team Talk), external Should Kevin Muscat not leave Shanghai Port for Rangers until 22 November, he will miss eight fixtures - against Dundee United, Kilmarnock, Hibernian, Dundee and Livingston in the Premiership, against Brann and Roma in the Europa League, plus the Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Celtic. (Glasgow Times), external Youth team coach Stevie Smith will take charge of Rangers' first team for Saturday's Premiership visit by Dundee United, but he does not have a Uefa Pro Licence and cannot remain in charge for Thursday night's Europa League tie with Brann Bergen. (Scottish Sun), external Kevin Muscat's former Rangers team-mate, Neil Mc Cann, could take interim charge at Ibrox before the Australian arrives from Shanghai Port to become head coach. (Talk Sport), external A good season on loan at Aberdeen for Jesper Karlsson can revive his career at Bologna, reckons the Swedish forward's former coach Pascal Jansen. 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