Vega seeks Scottish FA support for Fifa presidency bid as Aberdeen face defensive crisis
Ramon Vega has approached the Scottish FA for backing in his challenge to Fifa president Gianni Infantino, while Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson says he has no budget for free-agent reinforcements amid a defensive injury crisis.
Former Celtic centre-half Ramon Vega has contacted the Scottish FA to seek its support for his attempt to replace Gianni Infantino as president of Fifa, according to The Herald. The report casts Vega's move as a challenge to a leader it describes as controversial, though no response from the Scottish FA was included in the article.
At Aberdeen, manager Stephen Robinson has confirmed he has no budget to sign free agents despite a defensive injury crisis, the Press & Journal reports. The admission limits the club's options for reinforcements through the free-agent market during the current spell of absentees.
In other Scottish football news, defender Grant Hanley will miss Hibernian's trip to Aberdeen on Saturday after undergoing an operation on an injured thumb, per the Edinburgh Evening News. St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari said midfielder Danny Schmidt is likely to sit out Saturday's game against Dundee with an ankle problem he played through against Kilmarnock, The Courier reports.
Brentford-bound Everton are also in focus: Friday's win over Coventry City was David Moyes' 592nd match in charge of Everton across two spells, equalling Harry Catterick's record, and he will set a new mark after the international break, according to TalkSport. Meanwhile, Brondby head coach Thomas Norgaard insisted Luis Binks will be fit to face FC Copenhagen and for Scotland despite hobbling off on his return from injury, The National reported.
Elsewhere, Calvin Ramsay told the Scottish Sun he has no regrets about leaving regular games at Aberdeen for limited appearances at Liverpool before his current loan to St Mirren, and midfielder Findlay Marshall said former Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin told him his time at the club was ending, a message he called the jolt he needed, per the Press & Journal. Rangers retain high hopes for Vanja Dragojevic despite the 20-year-old summer signing from Partizan Belgrade barely featuring since the Europa League defeat by Jablonec in early August, the Daily Record reported. Heart of Midlothian recalled 19-year-old midfielder Matthew Gillies from his loan, and he did not know on Friday whether he would face Falkirk on Sunday or play for Stenhousemuir on Saturday, according to the Daily Record. A fresh public consultation will be held on Dundee's plans for a new stadium, The Courier reported.
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