Gutted Giovanni van Bronckhorst insists Rangers CAN’T compete with the Champions League elite on their current budget as he reflected on a hammering by top seeds Ajax in their Group A opener.
The Light Blues’ return to the group stage of the continent’s top competition after a 12-year absence ended in a nightmare as they were taught a lesson by the Dutch outfit who cruised to a 4-0 win in the Johan Cruyff Arena.
It comes just days after Rangers slumped to the same scoreline against rivals Celtic with pressure stating to mount on the Ibrox boss ahead of Saturday’s huge trip to Aberdeen in the the Scottish Premiership. Questions have been asked of the backing Van Bronckhorst has received from the Rangers board in the summer, with Calvin Bassey starring for Ajax after he was sold for £20 million in the summer. When questioned whether or not he had been given enough to compete on BT Sport, he said: “To compete in Champions League you need hundreds of millions.
