Well, it looks like the Scott Allan transfer saga will end this evening.
No doubt there will be plenty of fall out from the move, but at least by the close of play today he should have completed his move from Edinburgh to Glasgow.
Elsewhere, Hearts could splash the cash on a highly rated Bulgarian, Inverness are trying to hold onto their prized asset and south of the border two Scotsmen have signed new deals.
Here’s a look at today’s top transfer stories…
- Scott Allan has had his medical and now just needs to tie up the finest of details ahead of his £275,000 move to Celtic.
The Parkhead club hope to finalise the signing later today. (Daily Record)
- Celtic will hold onto Virgil van Dijk at least until the club play their final Champions League qualifier, according to manager Ronny Deila. (Scottish Sun)
- Hearts are looking to sign highly rated Bulgarian midfielder Milen Gamakov, according to the player’s agent.
The Jambos have already had one bid rejected for the player by his club, Botev Plovdiv, who are said to be holding out for £350,000 for their star man.
Serie A side Palermo are also reported to be tracking the Bulgarian. (The Scotsman)
- Inverness Caley Thistle boss John Hughes insists the club will do all they can to hold onto star man Ryan Christie despite reported interest from the English Premier League, however, Hughes admits it is inevitable the Highlander will eventually move on to a bigger club. (Press and Journal)
- Inverness Caley Thistle could sign former Torquay United, AFC Wimbledon and Welling forward Toby Ajala, 23, who has joined the club on trial. (Press and Journal)
- Hull City have launched an improved bid for Chicago Fire’s Scotland forward Shaun Maloney, after seeing an initial bid rejected last week. (Reports in USA)
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- Former Aberdeen youngster Ryan Fraser has signed a new three year contract with English Premier League side Bournemouth.
- Scotland striker Ross McCormack has extended his contract at Fulham until 2019.
And down south…
- Aston Villa have completed the signing of winger Adama Traore from Barcelona for around £7m.
- Middlesbrough, who had been chasing Scotland striker Jordan Rhodes, have now signed Leicester City striker David Nugent in a £4m deal.
- Bournemouth are hoping to sign Napoli midfielder Jonathan de Guzman, 27. The former man could cost the Cherries a £5.5m fee. (The Sun)
- Villarreal look set to sign Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado, 30. (Guardian)
- Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 25, is due a six-figure loyalty bonus if he is still at the club by the end of the transfer window. The bonus is likely to be enough to convince the forward to reject loan moves to Lazio and Sampdoria. (Daily Mirror)
- Liverpool’s Brazil midfielder Lucas, 28, has emerged as a target for Italian giants Juventus. (Daily Express)
- Leicester City are closing in on the signing of Napoli midfielder Gokhan Inler, 31, for £3m. (Daily Express via Sky Italia)
- Liverpool and Sunderland have opened talks over Fabio Borini who could head to the Stadium of Light on loan. (Sunderland Echo)
It looks like Liverpool could have some difficulty moving on Mario Balotelli