Scottish gossip: McInnes, Gerrard, Muscat, Castore, Rangers, Celtic

Kilmarnock Derek McInnes is the bookmakers’ favourite Guards manager in case Philippe Clement loses his job, with former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez and Malmo Next in the works will be Henrik Rydstrom. (Scot), external

Ex Guards Centre-back Craig Moore says his friend and former Ibrox team-mate Kevin Muscat still follows the fortunes of the Ibrox club but believes their best chance of becoming manager was to hire Philippe Clement as the 51-year-old Englishman is close to securing the Chinese champion title Port of Shanghaiwhere he earns a lot of money and cooperates with top players. (Scottish Sun), external

Fans and pundits alike called for the former Guards manager Steven Gerrard resigned as team principal after this Al-Ettifaq lost to second-tier side Al-Jabalain in the King’s Cup on Wednesday night, and his team is 10th in the Saudi Pro League. (Daily Mail), external

Castore, the Manchester producer who produced Rangers kits and training wear from 2020 and oversees all of the Scottish Premiership club’s retail operations, announced a huge loss of £28.8m for the year ending February 2024. (Herald), external

Gaelic they have over £75 million of extra cash in the bank than Guards as the financial gap between the two Old Firm rivals continues to grow. (Football Insider), external

Ex Heart of Midlothian sporting director Joe Savage regrets failing to sign Nicky Devlin following the defender’s move Livingston Down Aberdeen instead and went on to earn a Scotland call-up. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

Aston Villa they risk losing Rory Wilson in January if they are unable to tie down the 18-year-old Scottish striker to a new contract in the next few months. (Aston Villa News via Edinburgh Evening News), external