Friday's gossip: Celtic want Patrick Casey, Atlantic League plans, Rangers' Cifuentes, Michael Beale, Neil Warnock

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Celtic and Brighton are in a race to sign prolific 18-year-old Charlton Athletic striker Patrick Casey, who is eligible to play for Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and England. (Football Insider)

The man behind the North Atlantic League has unveiled his plans to move the set-up forward - but does not expect Celtic to be a part of the reboot because they are on a Champions League "gravy train". (Daily Mail+)

Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell says he would "move heaven and earth to have Blair Spittal here for as long as possible" as he addressed the playmaker's contract situation. (Daily Record)

Rangers loanee Jose Cifuentes has been given the all-clear to make his debut for Cruzeiro on Sunday after he cut through the red tape that threatened the move. (The Herald)

Aberdeen manager Neil Warnock will keep scouring the free agent market - but also plans to give the Under-18 players first-team chances. (Press & Journal)

St Johnstone's prospective new owners could trade in McDiarmid Park for a newer model and make a quick profit - because the current stadium occupies a prime development site. (The Herald)

St Johnstone manager Craig Levein expects both Drey Wright and Cammy MacPherson to return to first-team action this season. (The Courier)

Former Rangers player Derek Ferguson has described ex-Ibrox boss Michael Beale a "snake" and says listening to his successor Philippe Clement compared to the Englishman is "night and day". (Scottish Sun)

The national stadium near Linwood that was mooted in the 1990s was to have a retractable or "fixed translucent roof", a retractable pitch, a hotel, leisure facilities and an office complex plus a smaller 25,000-seat stadium that could have been St Mirren's home. (Scottish Sun)

Cillian Sheridan, whose debut for first club Celtic came in 2007, admits he has "clocked up the air miles" as he signed for Callum Davidson's Queen's Park aged 34. (Scottish Sun)

Adam Rooney has opened up on the series of injuries that ruined his chances of going to Euro 2016 with the Republic of Ireland when he was at the peak of his powers at Aberdeen. (Daily Record)