Celtic academy star Joey Dawson is reportedly on the radar of one Scottish Championship side. 

Inverness have been credited with an interest in a loan move for the striker.

The ex-Scunthorpe frontman bagged two goals in the 5-2 win for the Hoops' B team against Rangers on Thursday.

And Football Scotland say that Dawson has now emerged as a target for Billy Dodds in the Highlands.

Dawson made his first team debut for the Hoops over a year ago, coming off the bench away to St Johnstone on Boxing Day 2021.

The report also states that League Two outfits Crewe and Carlisle hold an interest in the 19-year-old.

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Meanwhile, Michael Beale is under no illusions about the scale of the Old Firm derby as he prepares to manage Rangers for the first time against their fierce rivals.

The Englishman was named as Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s successor at Ibrox at the end of November but was previously a key member of Steven Gerrard’s backroom staff, and he has witnessed first-hand just how tempestuous meetings between Glasgow’ big two can be.

That passion, Beale insists, separates the Old Firm derby from much of the rest. The 42-year-old is well-placed to make such an assessment, having previously coached in Brazil. The South American nation has its own problems with its biggest derbies but Beale prefers to look on the positive side as he explained why Glasgow’s derby is on a par with the biggest Brazil has to offer.

“It’s the passion here, the way the game is played,” he said. “It’s history. It’s everything that's lovely about football. It has another side to it but let’s focus on the positive part of it.

“When I went to Brazil, they weren’t arguing about 700 away tickets because the away fans weren’t allowed to go to derby games due to crowd violence. If you’re Sao Paulo and you play Corinthians, there are no away fans. It’s the same if you play Palmeiras or Santos."

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