Rangers will hold further crisis talks this week about hiring Hampden for the ‘foreseeable future’ as fears grow they might be locked out of Ibrox until October at the earliest. Record Sport understands an Ibrox delegation visited the national stadium last week to be given a full tour of the facilities as chairman John Bennett closes in on a deal to secure his club with a temporary home.
Murrayfield also remains a viable option for but, as we revealed last week, talks about a possible takeover of the national stadium have gathered pace and those conversations will continue over the course of the next few days.
An agreement is now close to being concluded and Bennett could make an official announcement next week as he rushes to keep the club’s supporters in the loop after dropping the bombshell news that their own ground will not be fit for purpose when the new season begins.
But Bennett will almost certainly be unable to provide them with a concrete date for when the ongoing refurb work of the Copland Road stand will be completed.
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