pounds 80m; To build Gers dream team.
Kenny Dalglish will get a staggering pounds 80MILLION to build a Rangers Dream Team that will conquer Europe.The former Celtic star is ready to take up a sensational scouting job at Ibrox.
But he will only take up the megabucks post if Walter Smith stays as his gaffer.
I understand Dalglish and Rangers chairman David Murray have privately shaken hands on a deal to bring him to Ibrox.
The Scotland legend sweated over the decision for four weeks before finally giving Murray his word during the Champions League clash with Ajax on Wednesday. King Kenny will be given a budget of more than pounds 20million a year to bring the best players in the world to the Scottish champions.
The move is the key to Murray's dream of making Rangers heavyweights in time for the start of a European League in four years.
By then, Dalglish could have splashed more than pounds 80million on the cream of the world's talent.
Rangers are determined not to repeat this season's Champions League disaster where they have lost four out of four so far. An Ibrox insider admitted: "Kenny will be given a roving role to go out and recommend - and try to attract - the best.
"We're not talking about young or middle-of-the-road players - we're talking the VERY best.
"Dalglish will be given an open chequebook to make sure the big names are made an offer they can't refuse."
Murray knows the name of King Kenny will not only help capture top stars, but will also increase interest from potential investors.
The former Liverpool and Blackburn boss has lived quietly since he gave up his Director of Football post at Ewood Park.
But Rangers' offer has been enough to tempt him to the club he supported as a boy before becoming a Celtic superstar.
The roving spy role Murray sees for him would NOT be a threat to Smith.
Instead, the duo would be expected to work together.
But, inevitably, there will be speculation that Dalglish's presence will cast a shadow over the manager.
But Dalglish insists he has no interest in returning to the pressures of running a team.
He is bound to scoop a salary of at least pounds 400,000 as he's charged with the task of getting players who can take Gers into the next century.
Dalglish refused to comment on the move last night.
The Record spoke with Murray at his Edinburgh HQ - but he would not to confirm or deny that Dalglish is Rangers-bound.
He said: "I have no comment to make - this is not the way I do business.
"Rangers have nothing to say on the matter."
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| Title Annotation: | Sport |
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| Publication: | Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Date: | Nov 2, 1996 |
| Words: | 442 |
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