Watford centre-back Ryan Porteous has travelled to the United States to undergo a medical with Los Angeles, with the clubs close to agreeing an £872,000 transfer and the Championship outfit looking to insert a 50% sell-on clause into the deal for the Scotland 26-year-old. (Sky Sports), external
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is keen on Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic, with the English champions open to letting the 20-year-old Spanish defensive midfielder leave in the summer transfer window and a loan-to-buy deal being the likely structure. (TeamTalk), external
Celtic are in talks to sign 19-year-old Manchester City centre-back Jahmai Simpson-Pusey on a season-long loan, but a number of clubs in England are also keen. (Sky Sports), external
Marco Tilio’s departure from Celtic to Rapid Vienna on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy has been delayed because the Scottish champions will not let the 23-year-old forward leave until they secure a replacement. (Kurier), external
Go Ahead Eagles are standing firm on their valuation of Denmark Under-21 attacking midfielder Jakob Breum, with the Eredivisie club looking for at least £5m after Celtic had two bids for the 21-year-old rejected – the latest offer being £2.6m – but negotiations are ongoing. (Sky Sports), external
Twente submitted an offer for Jakob Breum that was higher than Celtic’s initial bid of £1.5m for the winger and Go Ahead Eagles have since rejected the Scottish champions’ latest £3m offer as they hold firm for £6.5m. (The National), external
Go Ahead Eagles chief executive Jan Willem van Dop says they will only sell one of Oliver Antman, the 23-year-old who is a target for Rangers, and fellow winger Jakob Breum, for whom they have rejected bids from Celtic, this summer. (De Oosttribune), external
Birmingham City are close to agreeing the permanent signing of Rangers centre-half Ben Davies, with the clubs in advanced talks over a £750,000 transfer of the 29-year-old. (Football Insider), external
Rangers would prefer to sell Jose Cifuentes, who spent last season with Aris Thessaloniki, instead of sending the 26-year-old midfielder on another loan. (Glasgow Times), external
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