{"id":6709,"date":"2024-08-07T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/gossip-scott-mckenna-philippe-clement-peter-leven-at-raith\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T09:00:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T09:00:39","slug":"gossip-scott-mckenna-philippe-clement-peter-leven-at-raith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/gossip-scott-mckenna-philippe-clement-peter-leven-at-raith\/","title":{"rendered":"Gossip: Scott McKenna, Philippe Clement, Peter Leven at Raith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Spanish club Las Palmas are closing in on the signing of <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Scotland <\/b>defender Scott McKenna, the former Aberdeen centre-back who had been linked with Celtic and Rangers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/31771\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-ange-spurs-cant-spend-163-100m-on-a-player#:~:text=Latest%20from%20Sky%20Sports%20News'%20Anthony%20Joseph%3A,Nottingham%20Forest%20earlier%20this%20summer.\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Southampton have been linked with interest in <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Aberdeen <\/b>striker Bojan Miovski but the Premier League newcomers are not pursuing a move for the 25-year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/31771\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-ange-spurs-cant-spend-163-100m-on-a-player#:~:text=Latest%20from%20Sky%20Sports%20News'%20Anthony%20Joseph%3A,Nottingham%20Forest%20earlier%20this%20summer.\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Raith Rovers<\/b> are eyeing a move for former Aberdeen caretaker manager and current Dons first-team coach Peter Leven. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-transfer-news\/transfer-news-live-rangers-celtic-33401772\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Daily Record)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Luke McCowan will continue to be a driving force for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Dundee <\/b>regardless of speculation over bids for the star midfielder, says manager Tony Docherty. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/fp\/sport\/football\/dundee-fc\/5052934\/dundee-tony-docherty-luke-mccowan-future\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(The Courier)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ex-Scotland boss Gordon Strachan believes the huge overhaul of players at <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rangers<\/b> this summer is the biggest challenge facing Philippe Clement and thinks he might have to take a &#8220;few smacks in the face&#8221; before the Light Blues fire on all cylinders. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/philippe-clement-gordon-strachan-rangers-33405608\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Daily Record)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c624r3qqzy0o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish club Las Palmas are closing in on the signing of Scotland defender Scott McKenna, the former Aberdeen centre-back who had been linked with Celtic and Rangers. (Sky Sports), external Southampton have been linked with interest in Aberdeen striker Bojan Miovski but the Premier League newcomers are not pursuing a move for the 25-year-old. 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