Michael Beale’s claim that Ange Postecoglou is LUCKY he’s able to spend big to build the Celtic squad he wants will draw predictable responses from either side of Glasgow.
Rangers fans will lap it up, insisting that Beale is right and that Postecoglou enjoys a significant financial advantage and therefore should really be winning trophies.
It’s one that the other ten Scottish Premiership clubs can justifiably aim at both of the Old Firm. Celtic fans will point out that they’ve built up significant financial reserves over the last decade or so while Rangers were working their way back through the divisions from Scottish football's bottom tier.
But just how does Postecoglou’s spending compare to that of the three Ibrox managers he’s faced since rocking up at Parkhead from Yokohama F Marinos 18 months ago? Record Sport looks at the cash spent by the champions in relation to their city rivals. Osaze Urhoghide (£200k development fee)Not strictly a Postecoglou signing, but the cash still came out off his budget given the former Sheffield Wednesday man arrived the same summer.
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