Anguished Ally McCoist claims Rangers could have landed Luka Modric for a transfer snip 15 years ago but they couldn't afford to do a deal.
The club hero was sent on a scouting mission to check out Vedran Corluka - who would also go on to join Tottenham with his compatriot in 2018.
McCoist was tasked with profiling the right-back but was left waxing lyrical to Walter Smith about the diminutive playmaker pulling the strings in the middle of the park.
