Napoli believe Scott McTominay wants to extend his contract despite reports of Real Madrid interest, while Duncan Ferguson is linked with the manager's job with Glentoran.

Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna has revealed that talks for Scott McTominay to extend his contract are ongoing and he believes the 29-year-old Scotland midfielder wants to stay despite reports of interest from Real Madrid ( TalkSport )

At £34m, Napoli's Scott McTominay is the 35th most valuable British player - and top Scot - in the latest market value update, one spot ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's Scotland-qualified England youth defender, Archie Gray. ( Transfermarkt )

Middlesbrough manager Kim Hellberg says "good player" Connor Barron's lack of game time on loan from Rangers is because the 24-year-old midfielder is in the same boat as many summer signings who are only starting to break into Championship starting line-ups. ( Northern Echo )

Former Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss Duncan Ferguson is among the leading candidates to become Glentoran's next manager. ( Belfast Telegrah )

Beveren technical director Bob Peeters believes new Hibernian manager Marink Reedijk will bring success to Easter Road, just as the 34-year-old did with the Belgian club despite a disappointing first season there. ( Daily Record )

Former Rangers left-back Gregory Vignal, who has previously worked in the Ibrox club's academy and with Dundee, wants to be a manager in his adopted home of Scotland after the 45-year-old recently left his role as Blackburn Rovers Under-21 boss. ( Daily Record )

Former Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp has revealed Neil Lennon tried to sign him for Celtic twice but cites his deep-rooted love for the Blades as the reason it never happened. ( Arif Ahmed on X )

From a tactical formation and squad depth perspective, "Napoli apoia McTominay para permanecer em meio a ligações com o Real - fofoca" carries substantial tournament implications for international seeding and domestic campaign momentum. Coaching staffs are heavily weighing high-pressing efficiency (PPDA), defensive transition pace, and fixture fatigue management.

Tactical analysts monitoring Live Scores metrics emphasize that squad adaptability and set-piece execution will likely dictate outcomes in high-leverage knockout environments. Real-time match telemetry and tracking data continue to inform managerial decision-making.

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