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Nicolas Raskin has fallen out of favour under Rangers' new head coach Speculation surrounds the omission of Nicolas Raskin at Rangers and Alfie Dorringston at Aberdeen, while Heart of Midlothian reportedly face competition for a potential signing and Dundee United's Jim Goodwin reveals his "height and power" signing philosophy. Despite Nicolas Raskin being quoted publicly saying he had no intention of leaving Rangers during the summer transfer window, the 24-year-old Belgium midfielder will not be in the Scottish Premiership club's squad to face Hearts on Saturday following talks with head coach Russell Martin. (STV), external Former Rangers striker Jermain Defoe, who coached Mikey Moore for two years at Tottenham Hotspur, says he advised the 18-year-old winger that it was an unbelievable opportunity to join the Ibrox club on loan this season. (Daily Record), external Nedim Bajrami, who has only started one of Rangers' games this season - against Alloa Athletic in the Premier Sports Cup, hopes his starring role with Albania during the international break can kick-start his season after the 26-year-old midfielder was left out of the Premiership club's Europa League squad. (The Herald), external Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin should finally confirm on Friday his thinking behind omitting 20-year-old on-loan Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Alfie Dorrington from his Conference League squad. (Press & Journal), external Hearts face competition for Galymzhan Kenzhebek should they decide to follow up their interest in the Kazakhstan winger, who plans to exit for a higher level when his contract with Yelimay Semey expires on 31 December, with Slovakian rivals Zilina and Slovan Bratislava and two Russian clubs having lodged transfer bids this summer and others in Austria, Belgium and Czechia also watching the 22-year-old. (Edinburgh Evening News), external Friday's English & European transfer rumours Thursday's Scottish Gossip East Bengal have offered former Motherwell striker Connor Shields a one-year contract after the 28-year-old left Indian Super League rivals Chennaiyin amid interest from clubs across Asia and rejected an approach from Thai club Kanchanaburi Power. (Sky Sports), external Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin says he concentrated on adding height and power to his squad during the summer transfer window as his club could not match the "vast amounts of money" being spent by Scottish Premiership rivals Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs. (The Courier), external Tony Docherty is identifying targets to improve Ross County's squad and has midfielder Scott Fraser, who was with the Championship club's new manager with Dundee last season, on trial. 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