Furious Rangers last night threatened to pull out of the proposed transfer of American super star Carlos Bocanegra after his club St Etienne upped the transfer fee.
The Ibrox club believed a deal worth £400,000 had been agreed with his club St Etienne and were ready to name the
The French cracks then threw a last minute spanner into the works by demanding £401,000 – with the extra to be paid in a LUMP SUM.
A frantic series of phone calls between Gordon Smith and boss Ally McCoist failed to resolve the matter and late last night the deal hung in the balance.
It is though Motherwell billionaire Craig Whyte will personally jet in from his Speyside castle to personally take control as he personally sees Bocanegra as a vital part of any future success personally.
McCoist was remaining tight lipped last night as he told us: “We remain hopeful that something can be done to resolve the matter but we won’t be held to ransom. We want the player and we believe he wants to come but his club need to play baseball here instead of lumping more and more on the transfer fee.”
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