Scottish gossip: Martin, Igamane, Clement, Dempsey, Chaiwa, Weir, Lennon

Former Rangers and Scotland defender David Weir is close to re-joining Everton after reigniting talks to join their recruitment team after Brighton & Hove Albion announced that he is leaving his post of technical director after seven years at the club. (Football Insider), external

Former Celtic director Brian Dempsey, who was pivotal in saving the Scottish champions in 1994, is saddened to see the current club hierarchy lose the goodwill of the fans and says there is an urgent need is to convince supporters they do have ambition. (Sunday Mail), external

Celtic face a battle to retain Brendan Rodgers beyond this season with clubs across England and Europe interested in the 52-year-old manager, who is well into the final year of his contract. (Football Insider), external

Former Celtic centre-half Gustaf Lagerbielke is at the centre of a bizarre episode after he was officially declared as a missing person by a Dutch council despite sealing a £2.5 m summer transfer to Braga in Portugal. (Sunday Mail), external

Hibernian were without influential midfielder Miguel Chaiwa against Dundee United on Saturday after the summer signing returned late from international duty with Zambia. (Scotland On Sunday), external

New Airdrieonians team boss Danny Lennon has revealed how the mental toil of the struggle to get back into management led him to “run away” to Malaysia. (Sunday Mail), external