HEARTS left-back Aaron Hickey has reportedly caught the eye of Italian giants AC Milan, Celtic target Fabricio Bruno has cancelled his contract at Cruzeiro after a legal dispute and Rangers' Greg Docherty looks set to seal a loan move to Sunderland.

AC Milan 'considering' Hickey approach

Serie A's AC Milan are mulling over a bid for Hearts' Aaron Hickey as a replacement for Fenerbache-bound Swiss international Ricardo Rodriguez. Sky Sports Italy reporter Gianluca Di Marzio claims that Milan are keeping tabs on the 17-year-old and Anthonee Robinson, who plays for Wigan.

Docherty to join Sunderland

Rangers midfielder Greg Docherty, who has struggled for gametime at Ibrox since joining the club from Hamilton, is expected to complete a loan move to Sunderland in the near future. The Scotsman are reporting that Charlton are also interested in the 23-year-old but a move to the Stadium of Light is Docherty's preference.

Bruno freed from Cruzeiro contract

Fabricio Bruno, the 23-year-old centre-back who is reportedly a target for Celtic, is now a free agent after the defender won a legal dispute to be cancel his contract with the Brazilian club, according to the Daily Record. Bruno alleged that his club had not paid his wages and after a court case, the two parties have came to an agreement that resulted in Bruno being released from his contract.

Klimala: I knocked back big offers to join Celtic

New Celtic signing Patryck Klimala, who joined the club for around £3.5m from Jagiellonia Bialystok earlier this week, has claimed that he rejected offers from big clubs in Itlay in order to seal a move to Parkhead. "There were big clubs from Italy and other countries interested in me, but I don’t want to mention their names," he said. "I feel my style of football is more suited to Celtic. So, this is the best choice for me to make."

QPR weigh up Shankland bid

Queens Park Rangers' director of football Les Ferdinand will be watching Dundee United's Scottish Cup tie against Hibernian with great interest as the English Championship club consider a move for Lawrence Shankland. The Daily Record reckon that a good performance from the Scotland internationalist will be enough to convince QPR to make United an offer.

Aberdeen open talks with Ross County

After agreeing a pre-contract with St Johnstone winger Matty Kennedy, Aberdeen have now opened discussions with Ross County for the transfer of 18-year-old Mark Gallagher. The Daily Record are reporting that the two clubs have agreed a five-figure fee and a deal could be completed by this weekend.

Rudden seals Thistle switch

Zak Rudden has finalised a move to Partick Thistle from Rangers, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal at Firhill. The 19-year-old, who spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Plymouth Argyle, said: "I’m delighted to be here. It took a wee while but now that I’m here I’m buzzing to get going."