Scottish gossip: Makhanya, Dragojevic, McPake, Odunukan, Graham

Rangers are under no pressure to sell centre-back Olwethu Makhanya in the next 12 months, but the 22-year-old South Africa defender is attracting of interest from Italy and Spain while Brentford and Sunderland had scouts at Saturday's win over Kilmarnock. ( Football Insider , external )

Former striker Chris Sutton insists Celtic are too big to write off this season's Europa League campaign - and has backed mis-firing striker Kasper Hogh to come good on the big stage against Benfica. (Daily Record) , external

Rangers midfielder Vanja Dragojevic and fellow summer arrival Makhanya have been highlighted as players with the greatest potential in a new study by TransferRoom, which gives clubs live market intelligence to aid recruitment. ( The Herald , external )

Former Rangers youth winger Josh McPake's recent fine form and Scotland call-up followed a discussion with Heart of Midlothian head coach Wouter Vrancken about why the 25-year-old had been omitted from their European squad. ( Edinburgh Evening News , external )

Rangers academy centre-half David Odunukan, who was born in London but moved to Scotland as an infant, is being considered for a call-up by England after the 15-year-old was involved in Scotland Under-16 training camps. ( Daily Record , external )

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New Scotland centre-half Luke Graham was with St Johnstone before joining Dundee , who sold him for £2m to Stoke City this summer, and new head of academy Paul McDonald is determined to ensure the Perth club do not lose such talent again. ( The Courier , external )

Former Celtic, Hibernian and Scotland forward Derek Riordan has revealed he could have signed for Rangers twice, but the Ibrox club refused to offer enough money. ( Daily Record , external )

Rangers medical staff have given Dujon Sterling the all-clear to feature against Dundee on Saturday after being struck down with illness before the weekend win over Kilmarnock. ( Daily Record , external )

Police Scotland is actively considering whether to deploy facial recognition technology to tackle football-related violence, the country's top police officer has said. ( The National , external )