Ayr United manager Scott Brown has pulled out of the running to be the next St Johnstone boss after holding discussions with Perth club’s American owner Adam Webb. (Daily Mail)

Aberdeen assistant Peter Leven and Larne boss Tiernan Lynch are on St Johnstone’s shortlist and official approaches are likely to be made to speak to several candidates over the next 24 hours as they seek a new team boss. (The Courier)

Heart of Midlothian chief executive Andrew McKinlay has revealed that a better second-half performance in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by St Mirren could have saved Steven Naismith from the sack as head coach. (The Scotsman)

Hearts chief executive Andrew McKinlay has confirmed the club will appoint a new head coach externally and that interim boss Liam Fox is not a contender. (The Herald)

Former Stoke City and Sunderland boss Alex Neil is the bookmakers’ favourite to be Hearts head coach ahead of St Mirren’s Stephen Robinson, Vikingur’s Arnar Gunnlaugsson and Falkirk’s John McGlynn. (The Scotsman)

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin has confirmed he wants to secure right-back Nicky Devlin on a new contract, with the 30-year-old’s current deal expiring at the end of the season. (Press & Journal)

Glenn Middleton is determined to stay with Dundee United and fight for his place despite the 24-year-old winger having failed to make a Premiership appearance this season. (The Courier)

English midfielder Todd Cantwell’s 50% fall in value following his transfer to Rangers from Norwich City and down to England again with Blackburn Rovers, where he has made just two appearances so far, for £1.43m is the biggest drop in value this summer in the Championship. (Transfermarkt)

Former Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos remains most valuable player in Colombia despite the 28-year-old’s value dropping from £3.34m to £2.67m after being loaned to Atletico Nacional following Santos’ relegation in Brazil. (Transfermarkt)

Las Palmas centre-half Scott McKenna and Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn are Scotland’s latest injury doubts for their forthcoming Nations League double header. (The Scotsman)

Torino striker Che Adams has insisted that he had to pull out of Scotland’s Nations League defeats by Poland and Portugal earlier this month because of a hip injury and not because he was still settling with his new club. (Daily Record)

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic confirmed former Celtic right-back Josip Juranovic, currently with Union Berlin, and Bayern Munich defender Josip Stanisic will not be part of his 25-man squad for the Nations League meeting with Scotland on 12 October after the pair had failed to recover from recent injuries. (The Scotsman)

Former Celtic centre-half Dedryck Boyata has been left out of Club Bruges’ Champions League squad and will not face his former club. (Daily Record)