Scottish Football Transfer News: Celtic lose star to Liverpool for £600k, Huge Rangers title blow, Aberdeen target St Mirren trio, Brentford join race for £20m ex-Hearts star

It is a big weekend for Scottish football, starting today with the draw for the World Cup later this year in Qatar.

Steve Clarke’s men are one of three teams who will share a ball in pot 4 for the event from Doha at 5pm GMT.

It is the first World Cup draw Scotland’s men’s national team have been in since France 1998 with plenty of excitement even though the team still need to overcome Ukraine then Wales in the play-off later this year.

Meanwhile, it is a busy evening of domestic football with two Championship games, including BBC Scotland’s live showing of Greenock Morton and Kilmarnock, while League One champions Kelty Hearts travel to the capital to face Edinburgh City.

There are a host of big games in the Premiership on Saturday in the penultimate fixturcard before the split. Currently four points separate fourth and tenth. As for the top of the league, Celtic travel to Rangers on Sunday.

All the latest news and transfer speculation from around the SPFL and Scottish football:

Hibs ace signs new deal

Joe Newell has committed his future to Hibs. The English midfielder has penned a two-year extension, taking him through until the end of the 2024/25 campaign. He said: "The club is going in a direction that I want to be involved in.”

Manager Shaun Maloney added: “In terms of what we are trying to build here for the long-term, Joe is an integral and really influential player. Not only has he demonstrated a consistent high level of technical performance on the pitch, he plays a very important leadership role within the squad.” (The Scotsman)

Morelos huge doubt

Alfredo Morelos is set to miss the Old Firm clash on Sunday. The Rangers striker was pictured at Glasgow airport on crutches. He was heading to London to see a