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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Ewan Paton

Rangers set to play European giant in pre-season friendly

Rangers are set to take on Ajax in a pre-season friendly this summer. 

Another addition to the pre-season schedule for Philippe Clement and his side, the Ibrox club will travel to the Netherlands to face the Eredivisie giants in a friendly.

However, the game won't be played at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.

The Dutch side has confirmed they will face Rangers at 3pm (UK time) on Saturday, July 13. The match will take place in Wezep - which is 220km outside of Amsterdam.

Mulderssingel Sports Park will play host to the game, with the stadium at that location only hosting 500 fans.

Ticket details have yet to be officially announced, however, it's unclear whether any will be made available to Rangers supporters.

Rangers are already due to play Manchester United at Murrayfield on Saturday, July 20, as well as Birmingham City on Wednesday, July 24.

The Scottish Premiership side will then take to German soil to play Union Berlin on Saturday, July 27 - one week before the start of the domestic season.

The SPFL is due to release fixtures on Thursday, June 27 next week. The opening weekend of the season is scheduled for August 3/4.

Meanwhile, Rangers will begin their Champions League and Premiership campaigns outside of Glasgow after redevelopment work at Ibrox was hit by a lengthy delay.

A multi-million pound renovation project to overhaul the disabled facilities at Ibrox was commenced at the end of last term. The work in the Copland Stand was due to be completed in time for the new season but the board have now had to admit defeat in their attempts to stick to the original timescale after severe issues in the supply chain.

Contingency planning has been underway in recent weeks and talks are ongoing to secure a venue that will see Rangers hit the road for the first month of the 2024/25 season. Hampden is not an option for Rangers due to ongoing works at the National Stadium and Queen's Park will not play there until after Scotland's UEFA Nations League fixture with Poland on September 5.

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