Days after the claims of an investor pumping £20 million into Rangers Football Club in order to keep it running, he seems have ‘vanished’ into thin air.
It looks like the same story is set to repeat at Ibrox one more time. Just when the club is in trouble, magically some source of money appears out of thin air only to vanish after giving the Rangers fans hope for a better future.
At the start of the season it was Alfredo Morelos who was set to fetch the club an astronomical transfer fee in the region of £50 million. But after the Colombian’s recent form, it is safe to say that that move is dead in the water.
As a result, the January transfer window was filled with rumours of Borna Barisic being on the way out of Ibrox for a huge sum of money as well. It was no surprise though when he was still at Ibrox come February.
And now with no transfer window in sight and the suspension of the season putting financial pressure on the club, there are rumours that an angel investor is set to pump £20 million into Rangers in order to keep them running.
What is queer though is the fact that the investor, Stuart Gibson, does not seem to have no desire for anything in return for his investment. As reported by The Scottish Sun, he does not want to buy out Dave King’s 26% stake in the club and instead is just a “well-meaning fan keen to help out the club”. That is an incredible sum of money just to give away, not matter how much he is worth.
It is interesting though how quickly the rumours have faded away into the background over the last two days. After Daily Record‘s initial report that claimed of him looking to become the most influential boardroom member at Ibrox, he was soon painted as just a fan looking out for his club. And today, there is nothing regarding him or his millions in the media. He has just vanished into thin air. Just makes you wonder, isn’t it?
The financial troubles at Ibrox don’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon though. While the club was already under financial stress, the suspension of the league has just multiplied it. And if Mr. Gibson come to their rescue soon, the Rangers could find themselves without a club once again.