Furious bosses of the Sydney Super Cup are set to hit Rangers with a whopping £5million bill for pulling out of the derby Down Under.
Record Sport understands urgent legal discussions kicked off in Australia after the tournament’s promoters woke up on Friday morning to discover the Ibrox club had pulled the plug on the deal to face bitter rivals Celtic on the other side of the planet in November.
Rangers have blamed event giants TEG Live for the dispute, insisting that the Aussies are ‘unwilling to fulfil their commitments’ and it’s understood this centres around a perceived reluctance to package the friendly as an ‘Old Firm’ clash.
