'Belgian Vrancken to be Hearts' new head coach' - gossip
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Former St Truiden head coach Wouter Vrancken is tipped to take over at Heart of Midlothian as Lyon are linked with Claudio Braga and Rangers reportedly want £20m for Nicolas Raskin.
Wouter Vrancken, who quit Belgian club St Truiden this summer to seek a new challenge after guiding them to third place in his homeland's Pro League, will be the new Hearts manager. (Daily Record)
AdvertisementAdvertisementWouter Vrancken is close to becoming Hearts' new head coach after the former St Truiden 47-year-old was interviewed along with former AZ Alkmaar boss Maarten Martens and Rene Hake, who has previously been on the coaching staff at both Feyenoord and Manchester United. (Hearts Standard)
Lyon are in talks with Hearts about forward Claudio Braga, with the Tynecastle club hoping to receive about £8.6m for the 26-year-old Portuguese forward. (Foot Mercato)
Hearts will demand £8m-£10m for Portuguese striker Claudio Braga with French club Lyon, who have lost Brazil's Endrick after his loan from Real Madrid, and others showing interest. (Edinburgh Evening News)
Hearts are interested in Zwolle striker Koen Kostons and are willing to pay around £1.3m for the 26-year-old signed from Paderborn last summer. (De Stentor)
Michael Steinwender is in talks about a potential transfer to German second-tier club Bochum, with Hearts set to make a profit on the six-figure fee they paid Varnamo for the 26-year-old defender 18 months ago. (Edinburgh Evening News)
Tottenham Hotspur have sanctioned another loan departure for Mikey Moore and Rangers are hoping he will return to Ibrox amid interest from the Championship and Europe in the 18-year-old winger. (TeamTalk)
Rangers are set to demand around £20m for Nicolas Raskin this summer as clubs from the Premier League, Serie A and Super Lig all race to sign the 25-year-old Belgium midfielder. (Football Insider)
Rangers are well-placed to re-sign Czech Republic winger Vaclav Cerny for around £5m in the coming weeks, with the 28-year-old open to leaving Besiktas. (Football Insider)
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Middlesbrough are the latest Championship club linked with Hibernian midfielder Josh Mulligan as they prepare to sell Hayden Hackney to Everton. (Daily Mail)
Middlesbrough will not be firming up their interest in Hibernian midfielder Josh Mulligan as the 23-year-old is likely to attract more lucrative offers amid interest from West Ham United and Southampton. (Teeside Live)
Marcelo Saracchi's agent says Celtic have not made contact over a permanent move after the left-back's loan from Boca Juniors, but other clubs, including one from Scotland, have an interest in the 28-year-old. (Celts Are Here)
Celtic are facing competition to land Bosnia & Herzegovina midfielder Ivan Basic, with Eintracht Frankfurt and Elche interested in the £2m-rated Astana 24-year-old. (Scottish Sun)
AdvertisementAdvertisementScotland striker Che Adams is one of Venezia's targets this summer, but Torino want more than the £3.5m being offered by their Serie A rivals for the 29-year-old. (Sky Sports)
Bolton Wanderers are in advanced talks to sign Luca Stephenson after Liverpool told the 22-year-old midfielder he is free to find a new club after his loan spell with Dundee United. (Football Insider)
Bournemouth defenders Owen Bevan, 22, and Harold William, 19, are on trial with Dundee. (The Courier)
Sheffield Wednesday are considering re-signing Scotland-capped forward Callum Paterson after the 31-year-old's successful season with MK Dons. (The Wednesday Word)
AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer Scotland centre-half Declan Gallagher, released by Ross County, former Ayr United striker Curtis Main, defender Ewan Otoo, who left Dunfermline Athletic, and former Greenock Morton winger Owen Moffat are among the out of contract players for the first summer pre-season training camp run by the Scottish players' union. (The Courier)
Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
