Celtic have proposed £5m with a further £5m in add-ons plus a buy-back option for Aston Villa striker Louie Barry but the Premier League club are not prepared to sell the 21-year-old this month. (Daily Mail) Rangers are closing in on a deal to sign defender Rafael Fernandes, 22, on loan from Lille. (Sky Sports)

However, Dundee striker, Simon Murray has made a claim about the Dundee Derby that both Celtic and Rangers fans will scoff at. Speaking before Celtic’s draw with Dundee, Murray said the Dundee Derby has been the best derby in Scotland ‘for years’.

Celtic are fourth in the SWPL, while second-place Rangers trail Glasgow City by five points; Celtic won the title on the final day of last season thanks to an injury-time goal to deny Rangers top spot;

Celtic and Rangers both have midweek games under the lights at the end of next month with Jimmy Thelin taking his troops to Parkhead on Tuesday, February 25 for an 8pm kick-off before Rangers make the short trip to Rugby Park 24 hours later to face Kilmarnock. Both games are live on Sky Sports.

Celtic Women head coach Elena Sadiku has responded to speculation about her side potentially moving to the Women's Super League. Earlier this week, it was reported that both Celtic and city rivals Rangers had held informal talks over a switch for their women's sides to England's top flight.

The two Scottish clubs moving south to play in the English league would please the accountants but damage both competitions

The next installment of the derby match between Celtic and Rangers has been moved to accommodate live TV coverage. The SPFL have confirmed that Sky Sports have picked the powderkeg derby encounter between Glasgow's big two. The match will now be played on Sunday, March 16 at 12.30pm at Celtic Park.

Former Celtic and Rangers duo Jota and Glen Kamara have been axed from Rennes' training group. The pair have been put in the 'loft' until they depart as the French Ligue 1 side looks to trim their squad in the final few weeks of the January transfer window, reports Le Parisien .

Vitor Ries: The Seagulls worked extremely hard to close this deal but were scuppered at the last minute by Manchester City. Brighton’s final bid for the 18-year-old Brazilian defender was thought to be around £25m but Palmeiras accepted an improved offer of around £30m from City.

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Exactly one year ago this Sunday, Elena Sadiku took charge of her first game in the dugout for Celtic. Although it didn’t end the way the Hoops Head Coach would have wanted, suffering late defeat

Lawrence hasn’t featured since the Premier Sports Cup semi-final win over Motherwell at Hampden Park at the start of November. Rangers boss Philippe Clement is looking to make changes to his squad but has to offload players before he can recruit and Lawrence is a player he would likely be happy to let go.