Daily Record

• Scottish clubs, including Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Aberdeen, and Hibs, are actively pursuing new signings as a critical transfer window deadline approaches. • Celtic is reportedly continuing its spending spree, with midfielder Niko Sigur returning to their target list alongside Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Balazs Toth. • The urgency for these moves is driven by the upcoming Euro registration deadline, which dictates when players must be registered to compete.

• Scottish and English football clubs are actively pursuing new signings, with several high-profile moves currently in progress. • PSV Eindhoven winger Couhaib Driouech is expected to join his new club following an agreed £7 million transfer deal. • Hearts have accepted a £1.7 million bid for Alexandros Kyziridis after recovering from a heavy Europa League qualifying loss to Benfica.

• Scottish clubs, including Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Aberdeen, and Hibs, are actively pursuing new signings in the current transfer window. • One undisclosed deal involves a loan agreement where the acquiring club will cover the player's wages and pay a loan fee, with an option to buy for approximately £2.5 million. • Former Dundee United playmaker Scott Fraser is currently weighing transfer offers from several clubs in English League One and League Two.

• Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. shares surged nearly 30% on Friday, rebounding from significant losses experienced earlier in the week. • This recovery follows a period of extreme volatility, including a sharp 10.84% drop in the Kospi index to 6,023.66 on July 28, 2026. • The market turmoil was driven by an Asia-wide sell-off in semiconductor stocks and record-high volatility levels for the year.

• The KOSPI closed 1.23% lower at 5,593.56 on the 30th, failing to reach the 6,000 threshold despite record Q2 earnings from Samsung Electronics. • Market sentiment was negatively impacted by rising U.S. Treasury yields and escalating tensions in the Middle East, though Ecopro and Ecopro BM both rose approximately 4%. • To curb intraday volatility in large-cap semiconductor stocks, the basic deposit requirement for single-stock leverage products will increase from 10 million to 30 million won starting July 31st.

• Rangers are accelerating transfer talks with Brighton for winger Amario Cozier-Duberry and are nearing a £3 million deal for Philadelphia Union defender Olwethu Makhanya. • These recruitment efforts come as the club prepares to kick off their new campaign against Dundee United this Friday night. • The activity highlights a broader period of squad rebuilding for the Ibrox side and other top Scottish clubs including Celtic, Hearts, Aberdeen, and Hibs.

• Motherwell has agreed to a club-record, multi-million pound deal to sell World Cup star Elijah Just to Swansea City. • The transfer fee, which includes add-ons, is expected to surpass the previous record set by Lennon Miller's sale to Udinese last summer. • Other Scottish clubs, including Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Hibs, and Aberdeen, are actively scouting for new signings across various markets.