Hjalmar Ekdal linked with Rangers, Greg Taylor with Trabzonspor – gossip

Rangers are among the clubs interested in Burnley’s Sweden defender Hjalmar Ekdal, 26. (Expressen, external – in Swedish)

Trabzonspor want to sign Celtic and Scotland left-back Greg Taylor, 27. (Record), external

New Hearts forward Elton Kabangu, 26, details his brush with death after having Covid in 2022 and coughing up blood. (Sun), external

Former goalkeeper Graeme Smith, who has taken on a role at the Scottish FA, is optimistic about the country’s chances of producing international stoppers. (Record), external

Athens Kallithea manager Massimo Donati, the former Celtic and Hamilton Acadmical player and ex-Kilmarnock coach, would like to return to Scotland “one day”. (Sun), external