Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Rangers, Griffiths, Jota, Dundee, Hibs, Hearts, Allan, Everton, Benfica, Ferguson, Hoedt, Tshimanga

Celtic's hopes of having Kyogo Furuhashi available to face Rangers on 2 February have been boosted after Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu said it will be "difficult" to call up the striker for his side's World Cup qualifiers that clash with the Old Firm derby. (Daily Record)

Leigh Griffiths could be without a club at the end of January after Celtic decided to terminate his contract, but Dundee will give the 31-year-old Scotland striker until the end of the transfer window to win a permanent deal after initially deciding to end his loan immediately. (Sunday Mail)

Dundee manager James McPake wants to bring former team-mate Scott Allan back to Dens Park, where he had a loan spell in 2017, with the 30-year-old playmaker struggling for regular starting places with Hibernian. (Sunday Mail)

Heart of Midlothian could make a shock move for Chesterfield striker Kabongo Tshimanga, the 24-year-old being the hottest prospect in the National League having scored 19 goals in 23 games. (Scottish Sun On Sunday, print edition)

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou says a decision on whether to trigger a £6.5m option to buy Jota from Benfica is not his main focus and he is concentrating on the winger's fitness following a hamstring injury and with the on-loan 22-year-old having returned to full training ahead of Monday's Scottish Premiership game against Hibernian. (Scottish Sunday Express)

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou is confident that summer signing Giorgios Giakoumakis can become an important player in the second half of the season after watching the Greek striker work through the winter shutdown and get himself fully fit following minor surgery on a knee injury. (The Herald On Sunday)

Anderlecht centre-half Wesley Hoedt claims he burst out laughing when he heard about potential interest from Rangers before the 27-year-old revived his career in Belgium after an ill-fated move to Southampton. (Sunday Mail)

Andreas Skov Olsen, the Danish winger linked with Rangers, looks set to sign for Club Bruges from Bologna in a £5m transfer, according to BT.dk. (Sunday Mail, print edition)

Bobby Madden will referee the Old Firm derby on 2 February instead of Willie Collum, who had been given the Celtic vs Rangers game before it was postponed by a month because of Covid-19 restrictions on crowd sizes. (Sunday Mail)

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has refused to rule out requesting a postponement of their February derby against Rangers should his squad be hit by enough international withdrawals. (Scotland On Sunday)

Ange Postecoglou has hinted that Celtic will not seek to postpone the Old Firm clash on 2 February if his Japanese internationals are called up for World Cup qualifiers. (Scottish Sun On Sunday)

The future direction of Scotland's top women's league should be decided by the end of January and the 10 clubs will meet this week to discuss the recent presentations delivered by current parent body Scottish Women's Football and the Scottish Professional Football League, which could take over governance. (The Herald On Sunday)