Ajax boss Alfred Schreuder reckons Gio van Bronckhorst is speaking the truth with his assessment that Rangers simply "can't compete" with the finances at Champions League level.
The Dutchman raised a few eyebrows with his comments after their 4-0 defeat in Amsterdam and he doubled down ahead of the return leg, with his side pointless after five games and already out of Europe barring a miraculous five-goal win against Schreuder's team. He pointed to the fact Ajax had spent close to £100million on new players to replace outgoing talent, an outlay that took Calvin Bassey from Ibrox to the Johan Cruyff ArenA.
But while some pointed to the fact Ajax had banked almost double that amount by selling players on, Schreuder reckons Van Bronckhorst's general point is correct. He's also seen his team struggle to compete with those higher up the food-chain and their win over Rangers back in September remains the only time they've picked up points in Europe this season, losing all four games against Liverpool and Napoli.
