Rangers’ likely incomings and outgoings, Hearts in discussions over winger, and St Mirren set to profit on the forward…

Bournemouth’s right back Max Aarons is in Glasgow finalising his loan move to Rangers after passing his medical, but the Scottish Premiership team is under no obligation to sign the 25-year-old Englishman.

(Sky Sports, external) Rangers are planning to make a bid for Liverpool left-back Owen Beck, and while the English champions have held preliminary conversations with the 22-year-old Welsh loanee from Dundee about a new deal, the Ibrox club prefers a permanent move. (Dave Ockop, External)

Leicester City centre-half Conor Coady is anxious to join Rangers, and the 32-year-old is preparing to go to Glasgow to conclude a transfer, with a reduced sum expected to meet the worth of the one year remaining on his contract.

(TeamTalk, external) Kwame Poku is set to have a physical with Queens Park Rangers after the Championship club agreed on a compensation sum with Peterborough United for the 23-year-old Ghana winger, whom Rangers had planned to obtain for free when his contract expired at the end of June. (Source: Football Insider), external

Peterborough have struck terms with QPR, Swansea City, and one other undisclosed club for winger Poku, who is entitled compensation from his current club despite his contract expiring next week, and it is now up to the 23-year-old to decide who he will sign with this summer.

(Sky Sports, external) AEK Athens are finalising a new deal for Rangers attacker Cyriel Dessers, after a £4.5 million bid for the 30-year-old Nigeria international was rejected on Monday.

Rangers have begun contract renewal talks with midfielder Nico Raskin in an attempt to keep him from joining Aston Villa, but the Premier League club is willing to pay the Ibrox club’s valuation of the 24-year-old, which has grown from £25 million to £30 million following his Belgium performances. (TeamTalk) Rangers have approved the transfer of 24-year-old Wales winger Rabbi Matondo to Super Lig team Gaziantep, according to reports in Turkey.

(Record) Former Hibernian manager Shaun Maloney is expected to return to Celtic as a coach. (Sun, exterior)

Manager Jimmy Thelin is aiming to improve Aberdeen’s away record. (Press and Journal – Subscription required), external Kazakhstan winger Islam Chesnokov has signed a pre-contract agreement with Heart of Midlothian, who are now in talks with Tobol Kostanay over a transfer fee, although the Kazakh club is reluctant to let the 25-year-old leave before his contract expires at the end of October.

(Edinburgh Evening News; subscription required), external Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin is content with the pace of the club’s summer transfer business.

(Courier; subscription required), external St Mirren accepted a transfer bid from Plymouth Argyle for striker Owen Oseni, which would bring the Paisley club a hefty profit on the 22-year-old He transferred from Gateshead for £120,000 in January but has yet to score. (Sun, exterior)

Tony Docherty is eager to return to management after his dismissal at Dundee. (Record, External) Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, and Everton are keeping an eye on Ben Doak, a 19-year-old Scotland winger who has returned to training after an injury, but none have offered to meet Liverpool’s £25 million asking price. (Mail)

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