Rangers near Makhanya deal - gossip

Celtic, Dundee United and Rangers close in on latest signings as VAR take on new rules from World Cup.

Rangers are nearing a £5m deal to sign Philadelphia Union's South Africa defender Olwethu Makhanya, 22. (Sun, external) The Ibrox club could sign Makhanya for £3m. (Record - subscription required, external) Mohamed Diomande, 24, is eager to be part of new manager Derek McInnes' Rangers regime despite increased competition in midfield. (Scotsman - subscription required, external) And Diomande prefers playing with new team-mate Cammy Devlin, 28, than against the former Hearts midfielder. (Record - subscription required, external) Sturm Graz head coach Fabio Ingolitsch expects up to five changes to the Hearts line-up as the Austrian side take a 4-0 first-leg lead into Tuesday's Champions League second qualifying round return leg at Tynecastle. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required, external) Bodo/Glimt's Denmark forward Kasper Hogh, 25, passed a medical in London on Monday evening and is close to being announced as Celtic's latest signing. (Sun, external) Former Celtic player Vidar Riseth believes Hogh is worth almost double the £11m fee Scottish champions are set to pay Bodo/Glimt. (Record - subscription required, external) Dundee United are set to sign Basaksehir midfielder Abdoulaye Yoro, 19 but Philadelphia Union left-back Philippe Ndinga, 21, is expected to join Zulte Waregem rather than the Tannadice club. (Courier - subscription required, external) Man City brace for Rodri bid - Tuesday's gossip Paderborn turn down Celtic's £4m bid for Baur - gossip Malisheva manager Thomas Brdaric believes Hibernian did not adequately prepare for the Kosovan club's hybrid pitch as the Easter Road side lost 2-0 in Thursday's Conference League second qualifying round first-leg defeat. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required, external) Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson hopes to have up to nine players established in his first team after a busy summer of recruitment. (Press and Journal - subscription required, external) VAR in Scotland will be able to overturn incorrect second yellow cards after adopting rules brought in during the recent World Cup. (Sun, external)