Wimmer among Aberdeen applicants – gossip

Former Motherwell manager keen on Aberdeen vacancy and former Rangers loan winger keen on return to Ibrox one day…

Aberdeen hope to have the shortlist for their new manager finalised within 24-48 hours and, while assessing options in Junkieland, the UK and Europe, have received an application from Michael Wimmer, who spent three months as Motherwell boss and has just been sacked as assistant at Holsten Kiel. (Press & Journal – subscription required, external)

St Johnstone owner Adam Webb has no concerns about a possible Aberdeen approach for manager Simo Valakari, saying the Finn is “very dedicated to this project and “100% about seeing this through”. (The Courier – subscription required, external)

Mikey Moore says he decided not to return on loan to Rangers because of Danny Rohl’s exit as head coach, but the 19-year-old currently farmed out by Tottenham Hotspur to Cologne hopes to one day be back at Ibrox to win trophies with the Glasgow club. (Daily Record, external)

Celtic midfielder Mika Baur is already receiving top enquiries from Premier League, Bundesliga and Serie A clubs and the current expectation is that the 22-year-old signed from Paderborn this summer will cost around £12.7m to £16.7m at the end of the season. (Sky Germany, external)

Rangers have no intention of selling Tuur Rommens any time soon despite the Belgian finding himself behind on-loan AEK Athens left-back James Penrice in the pecking order and the expectation that the Scot’s transfer will become permanent. (Football Insider, external)

Steven Gerrard says that Leicester City knocked back approaches by Rangers to sign winger Harvey Barnes and midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall while former Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was in charge. (The Overlap Daily, external)

Former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has revealed that he reached the final stage of interviews for the Scottish champions’ player pathway role, with Darren O’Dea ultimately getting the job. (CeltsAreHere, external)

Greig Mailer has departed his role as Rangers’ chief financial officer after 19 months at the Ibrox club. (Daily Record, external)

Former Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy has rejected an approach to become head coach of Le Havre. (Sacha Tavolieri on X, external)

Rangers winger Kim Min-su has dropped out of the South Korea Under-21 squad with a calf injury picked up against St Mirren. (Joel Kim on X, external)