Rangers dealt blow in Gary Cahill pursuit after Champions League elimination
Rangers want Gary Cahill, but failure to make the Champions League means they have less cash to offer him, according to The Sun.
The Sun reported in July that the Light Blues could give the 35-year-old English centre-back £35,000 a week to get a deal done, but missing out on the money that comes with playing in Europe’s elite competition makes that deal almost impossible.
Bournemouth and Norwich City are now looking to make a move, and meeting his demands is not likely to be a problem.
Miss?
Failure to beat Malmo in the third qualifying round is proving costly already.
We are not only going to miss out on Cahill from the look of things, we could end up selling some of our most-prized assets before the end of the month.
Rangers ended last season without a defeat in the Scottish Premiership, with our defence hard to breach.
That has not been the case so far in this campaign, and signing an experienced player like the Chelsea legend makes us better at the back.
Rangers are not going to be able to afford his wages right now, and it is safe to say a move is off. We now need to ensure we qualify for the group stages of the Europa League by beating Armenian outfit Alashkert in the play-offs.
Malmo should have never been able to stop us from booking a place in the Champions League play-offs.
Steven Gerrard’s men have defeated bigger names in the Europa League, and we are going to rue this missed opportunity.
Rangers blew the chance to play in the elite competition for the first time in a decade, and the result is already having a telling effect.
In other Rangers news, this is what Ibrox bosses have told Gerrard after £30m blow.