Scottish gossip: Liverpool step up chase for Lennon Miller

Motherwell’s Scottish midfielder Lennon Miller, 18, is also a target for Liverpool and could be available for £8m (Caught Offside), external.

Celtic are said to be keen on a permanent deal in January for rising Lyon star Mahamadou Diawara, who is frustrated at his lack of games (Daily Record), external.

Dinamo Zagreb frontman Marko Pjaca is convinced he can again replicate the hat-trick he scored against Celtic 10 years ago in their Champions League tie on Tuesday (Scottish Sun), external.

Meanwhile Celtic defender Auston Trust says he wants to become the best defender in the world (Scottish Sun), external.

Hearts head coach Neil Critchley says his primary focus is getting the best out of captain and main striker Lawrence Shankland on the pitch despite much speculation about his future off it (Scotsman), external.

Meanwhile, Critchley has held talks with the club’s new sporting director Graeme Jones about keeping both Craig Gordon and Zander Clark at Tynecastle beyond this season (Edinburgh Evening News), external.

Aberdeen will “re-evaluate” all the options for a new stadium, with a previous plan to move to Kingsford not off the table (Press & Journal), external.