'Gerrard open to Rangers return' - gossip

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(Football Insider), externalRafael Benitez attended Arsenal's Champions League win over Olympiacos as the 65-year-old managerial legend remains keen on a return to the dugout after leaving Celta Vigo and former Liverpool midfielder Vladimir Smicer thinks the Spaniard would be ideal for Celtic or Rangers. (Daily Record), externalDavide Ancelotti, who was beaten to the Rangers head coach job by Russell Martin, admits he cannot be sure of retaining his job with Botafogo as the 36-year-old Italian concedes they are out of the Brazilian title race after a disappointing first campaign in charge.

(Daily Record), externalSteven Pressley says Trevor Carson was allowed to join Ross County on loan because the 38-year-old goalkeeper did not want to sit on the bench at his stage of career after the Dundee head coach decided Jon McCracken would be his number one this season. (The Courier), external Striker Callum Osmand, Celtic's 19-year-old summer signing from Fulham, rejected the chance to join a Scottish Championship club on loan despite player pathway manager Shaun Maloney being keen.

(The Courier), externalHibernian head coach David Gray has revealed that a barnstorming Tynecastle performance by Josh Mulligan for Dundee against Heart of Midlothian helped seal the midfielder's summer move to Easter Road and hopes for a repeat by the 22-year-old in Saturday's derby. (Edinburgh Evening News), externalCeltic midfielder Reo Hatate's World Cup dream is in danger after the 27-year-old was left out of Japan's squad for the third time in a row.