Nakamura to return to Japan

Celtic's Shunsuke Nakamura is reportedly poised for a return to Yokohama F-Marinos in Japan's J-League, though the club has insisted nothing had been decided yet.

Local media earlier reported Nakamura will rejoin Yokohama, who are preparing an offer of more than €8million to re-sign the Japan midfielder in January's transfer window.

Yokohama officials said on Friday they had been in contact with Nakamura but no agreement had been reached.

"There's a lot of speculation but nothing has been decided," Yokohama's Masanori Hakamada told Reuters. "While we have been in touch, there is no concrete progress to report at this stage."

The Scottish Football Association, meanwhile, has defended its decision to fine goalkeeper Artur Boruc just £500 for his one fingered gesture towards Rangers fans in the recent Old Firm derby.

Boruc was handed the fine and a severe reprimand by an SFA disciplinary commission yesterday for his actions during the August 31st clash at Parkhead.

The 28-year-old was originally charged last month after an SFA review panel examined photographs of the incident.

It is not the first time the Poland international has been caught on camera antagonising opposition supporters, so such a mild financial penalty is bound to raise a few eyebrows

Boruc's fine is of the order given to Dundee United goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska for gestures made during a match against Aberdeen last season.

SFA president George Peat told BBC Scotland: "The SFA tries to be as consistent as possible.

"You could have the same position with someone who is earning a lot less and, unless you decided that you were going to take it as a percentage of his earnings, it's a difficult one to evaluate.

"We certainly have to discourage it as it does no-one any good to try to incite supporters and we have to eliminate that.

"We just hope that the message has got through and it does not continue."