Scottish Gossip: Askou, Shinnie, Olsen, Watson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lyons, Mayo

Aberdeen are in pole position to sign Kilmarnock midfielder Brad Lyons and centre-half Lewis Mayo – and are still in the fight to land midfielder David Watson from the Ayrshire club. (Daily Record), external

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are in advanced talks with Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie, with the 34-year-old midfielder having been offered a new two-year contract by the Dons, including coaching experience, but wanting improved terms. (Anthony Joseph on X), external

Rangers will not take up their option to sign Andreas Skov Olsen on a £9m permanent transfer this summer after the Denmark winger’s loan spell from Wolfsburg. (The Herald), external

Middlesbrough and Wrexham are among those monitoring Rangers winger Findlay Curtis, while Bologna and Udinese continue their regular scouting missions as the 19-year-old called up to Scotland’s World Cup squad generates increasing interest. (TeamTalk), external

Rangers centre-half Emmanuel Fernandez received the biggest market value upgrade of any player in the Scottish Premiership this season, with the 24-year-old’s valuation soaring by £7.8m to £15.6m, while striker Youssef Chermiti is up £5.2m to £13m and Celtic midfielder Benjamin Nygren up £3.5m to £12.1m. (Transfermarkt), external

Back-up goalkeepers Liam Kelly and Kieran Wright will leave Rangers this summer, while centre-half Clinton Nsiala, midfielder Jose Cifuentes, wingers Oscar Cortes and Ross McCausland, and striker Danilo will be encouraged to leave on their return from loans, and Lyall Cameron, Thelo Aasgaard, Nedim Bajrami and Bojan Miovski would be better finding new clubs. (Daily Record), external

After being released following his loan spell with Ayr United, 22-year-old centre-half Leon King believes he could still be playing in the current Rangers team – and has vowed to win a return to Ibrox. (Daily Record), external

Sporting Lisbon have made a move for 21-year-old Hacken midfielder Silas Andersen, who is likely to command a £6m fee and who has been previously linked with Celtic and Rangers. (Record), external

Celtic will wait to see how Oxlade-Chamberlain performs in pre-season before deciding whether to trigger a one-year contract extension for the 32-year-old midfielder. (Football Insider), external