Celtic are keeping close tabs on Le Havre midfielder Simon Ebonog as the January transfer window draws near, with the Scottish champions facing competition from Sevilla for the 22-year-old's signature, according to Celts Are Here.

The Glasgow club are also eyeing a second approach for Gvidas Gineitis, a Lithuania international who was a Celtic target last summer. Torino have reportedly reduced their asking price for the midfielder, raising the prospect of a deal in January, per TuttoMercato via the Daily Record.

Besiktas watch Raskin closely

Meanwhile, in the Rangers camp, Turkish giants Besiktas have scouts monitoring midfielder Nico Raskin after failing to recruit him during the summer window. Raskin caught their attention again when he featured for Belgium during their matches in Turkey this week, according to Kartal Haber via the Scottish Sun.

On the other side of Glasgow, Rangers are set to activate their purchase option for left-back James Penrice at the earliest opportunity. Penrice has been impressing during his loan spell from AEK Athens, prompting the club to move swiftly to make the deal permanent, according to Football Insider.

Scottish football roundup

Falkirk chief executive Jamie Swinney has declared that the club want manager John McGlynn, 64, to remain at the helm for the remainder of his career, underscoring the board's confidence in the veteran coach, per the Daily Record.

However, Falkirk face a logistical headache for the upcoming season. The club's plans to replace their artificial surface with a natural grass pitch mean their Premier Sports Cup group stage home fixtures may need to be played at a neutral venue next season, according to the Falkirk Herald.

St Johnstone chairman Adam Webb has acknowledged that the bulk of the club's budget was used in the summer, but pledged to go further to assist manager Simo Valakari in bolstering his squad during the January window should reinforcements be needed, per The Courier.

Former Scotland midfielder John Collins has called on St Johnstone boss Sebastien Pocognoli to abandon his 3-4-1-2 formation and hand Ben Gannon-Doak a more prominent attacking role within a 4-3-3 system, according to The Herald.