Armstrong offered deal in Vancouver – rumors

Scotland midfielder offered contract in Canada as Dundee face planning application for new stadium…

Vancouver Whitecaps have offered a contract to free agent Scottish midfielder Stuart Armstrong, 32. (Sun)

Armstrong is set to join the Vancouver Whitecaps. (Daily Hive)

Rangers Captain and right-back James Tavernier, 32, has been linked with Besiktas And Trabzonspor and could still move to Turkey, with the window open there until September 18. (Sun)

Romanian striker Ianis Hagi, 25, is expected to reject the opportunity to leave Rangers for the Bucharest side FCSB. (Football Insider)

Dundee face a hold on their application for a new stadium at Camperdown, with the local authority’s planning committee not expected to discuss it at its meeting next week. (Courier – subscription)

Hibernian Sporting director Malky Mackay has revealed the club offered £1million for Luke McCowan before the midfielder’s departure Dundee For Celtic. (Save)

And Mackay believes it has not been possible to find a cost-effective alternative to McCowan, 26. (Edinburgh Evening News – subscription)

Meanwhile, McCowan thanked Dundee supporters after his three-year stint at Dens Park. (Herald – subscription)

Celtic Defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, 26, is expected to be fit for the Scottish champions’ next game against Hearts on September 14 after being seen wearing a support boot following Sunday’s win over Rangers. (Sun)

Scottish Football Association performance director Graeme Jones is reportedly in the running for a role at Hearts. (Save)

Ross County Manager Don Cowie fielded newly-signed Kacper Lopata earlier than expected by starting him in Saturday’s late defeat to Aberdeen, highlighting the squad issues the manager is juggling. (Press and Journal – subscription)