Friday's Scottish Gossip: Barisic, Spittal, Penrice, O'Riley, Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Motherwell, St Johnstone
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Rangers left-back Borna Barisic has agreed terms with Turkish side Trabzonspor and is set to complete the move at the end of the season when his Ibrox contract expires. (Football Insider)
Motherwell midfielder Blair Spittal and Livingston full-back James Penrice will join Hearts in the summer under freedom of contract. (Daily Record)
Matt O'Riley says he was not upset about Celtic rebuffing an approach from Atletico Madrid in January, adding: "It was just cool that a club like them would want me". (Tipsbladet via Scottish Sun)
The reported £6m fee for Celtic to sign Paulo Bernardo from Benfica permanently is "a bit steep", according to the club's former striker Andy Walker, who is urging the champions to look at Lennon Miller of Motherwell. (Go Radio via Scottish Sun)
St Johnstone have held talks with referees chief Crawford Allan and sent a video to the SFA containing gripes with VAR decisions. (Football Scotland)
Hearts are unlikely to let Calem Nieuwenhof represent the Australia Under-23 national team should they want to call the midfielder up for next month's Olympic qualifiers. (Scotsman)
Scotland and Bologna midfielder Lewis Ferguson insists he is paying no attention to speculation linking him with Premier League clubs and bigger teams in Serie A. (Sky Italy via Sky Sports)
A report has called for a ban on 3G crumb rubber football pitches across Scotland, saying that a "tougher precautionary and prevention strategy" is "essential to protect users of all ages, the public, and workers who make, maintain and dispose of the crumb." (Herald, subscription required)
