Rangers have already banked £7m jackpot this season, could still miss out on seven figures
Rangers will need a miracle to recover their Europa League campaign this season.
Four defeats from four places them bottom of the Europa League group phase, with zero points and a minus-seven goal difference after only scoring once.
Rangers lost to AS Roma last time out at Ibrox, but have also tasted defeat against Genk, Brann and Sturm Graz under two managers.
Danny Rohl now has the task of recovering that dreadful start, with seven figures on the line.
Rangers have millions on the line at Ibrox
Dan Plumley has shared exactly what prize pot is up for grabs, if Rangers needed any extra motivation to recover their dreadful European start.
The football finance expert shared that the Light Blues will bank £7million for just competing in the tournament, but could miss out on upwards of £1.7m if they fail at the first hurdle at Ibrox.
“It’s not massive,” Plumley exclusively told Ibrox News.
“With the Europa League, you’ve got an equal share starting fee of around £3.8m, you’ve got some win bonuses and things like that, along with the TV money. So, you might be taking around £7m if you’re a club like Rangers, potentially from that group stage.
“If you get to the knockout stages, you get around £250,000 per club, but if you get knocked out and don’t reach the round of 16, that’s where the bigger money kicks in. It’s £1.5m for qualification for the round of 16, then £2.2m for the quarter-finals.
“The prize money ramps up the further you go, so ultimately, you want to be in that qualification round for sure. You could be missing out on £1.7m if you don’t make that top 24 of the league phase.”
Andrew Cavenagh set for first season fail at Ibrox
Out of the Premier Sports Cup, bottom of the Europa League and fourth in the Scottish Premiership, things couldn’t be going much worse for Andrew Cavenagh and the 49ers.
That is, after Rohl has slowly turned things around, too, so luckily for him, most of the Rangers’ stick is being directed at Kevin Thelwell and Patrick Stewart.
With plenty of time to turn it around, Cavenagh and the board will be desperate that Rohl can not only win some silverware but also continue to bring in that cash.
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