Aston Villa are to dismiss enquiries for Scotland midfielder John McGinn, 30. (Football Insider), external
Sheffield Wednesday have turned down bids from Rangers and West Ham for goalkeeper Pierce Charles, 20. (Independent), external
Aberdeen defender Alexander Jensen is raring to return to Hampden within the Premier Sports activities Cup following the Dons’ Scottish Cup success final season. (Press and Journal – subscription required), external
Midfielder Luca Stephenson, 21, harboured hopes of returning to Dundee United on mortgage from Liverpool earlier than securing a second mortgage at Tannadice this week. (Record), external
Scotland head coach Steve Clarke was within the crowd at Easter Highway as once-capped Kieron Bowie scored a shocking objective in Hibernian’s 3-2 loss to Partizan, which sealed a 4-3 mixture win within the Convention League third qualifying spherical. (Herald – subscription required), external
