Celtic remain keen on Hibernian midfielder Miguel Chaiwa, but they are not alone in the chase for the 21-year-old. Genoa, Toulouse and Club Brugge are also watching his situation, adding another layer to a summer search that is already drawing attention across Scotland and beyond.

For Rangers, the moving pieces are different but just as busy. Jose Cifuentes will return to Ibrox this summer after Toronto, an MLS side, decided not to make his loan move permanent, while Derek Cornelius has already played his final game for the club after being allowed to join Canada’s pre-World Cup training camp in Charlotte.

The Rangers picture is also being viewed through the lens of what comes next at the back. Former Scotland striker Paul Dickov has said Everton and Scotland defender Nathan Patterson would benefit from a return to Rangers this summer, a view that adds to the sense that the club’s squad could be reshaped in more than one position before the new campaign settles.

Scott McKenna gave Dinamo Zagreb another reason to be optimistic on Wednesday, starting their Croatian Cup final victory over Rijeka after shaking off an injury scare before kickoff. It was a timely recovery for the Scotland defender, who was fit enough to make the final and help his side to the trophy.

There is also a World Cup thread running through the week’s gossip. Dundee United defender Dario Naamo will be fit to go to this summer’s World Cup if he accepts a call-up from Iraq, a reminder that international decisions can move as quickly as club transfers in the closing stretch of the season.

Aberdeen, meanwhile, are facing a different kind of rebuild. Manager Stephen Robinson said it will take more than one transfer window to fix the issues that have plagued the Dons’ season, a blunt assessment that underlines how much work still sits ahead of them. In a roundup that stretches from Glasgow to Zagreb, the common theme is simple: almost every club involved is still looking for answers.