King Says Rangers Takeover Has '90% Probability'

Former Rangers president Dave King believes there's a "a 90% probability" of nan club's projected takeover by 49ers Enterprises will beryllium completed.

The consortium person a controlling liking successful Leeds United, who person won nan Championship to return to nan Premier League aft a two-year absence.

"I would opportunity that there's astir apt a 90% probability it will happen," Rangers' largest shareholder King told TalkSport.

"These discussions person been going connected for a agelong time, six months.

"In position of legals being signed, successful position of nan type of conditions coming that still person to beryllium fulfilled, I would surely put it astatine supra 90% correct now.

"I can't spot thing that would extremity nan woody happening now."

And King, who says mid-June is simply a realistic timescale for completion of nan deal, commented: "The business regarding Leeds, arsenic I understand it, is not going to beryllium a distraction from Rangers.

"With Rangers you don't person nan yo-yo risk. No disrespect to Leeds. At slightest erstwhile they travel into Rangers, they cognize if they make an finance that European shot is beautiful overmuch assured.

"It's difficult to envisage Rangers aliases Celtic not being first aliases 2nd truthful European shot successful various stages will beryllium there.

"And I deliberation it's easier to put nan financial scheme to support nan shot readying a nine for illustration Rangers than it is for personification for illustration Leeds United, wherever I deliberation it's a batch much challenge.

"As breathtaking arsenic it is for them to beryllium going up to nan Premier League, they're going to person to make a batch of budgeting decisions to enactment there."

The Ibrox broadside will decorativeness 2nd successful nan this season's Scottish Premiership, pinch Celtic having secured a 4th successive title and an people for a home treble.

Europa League quarter-finalists Rangers will participate nan Champions League astatine nan 2nd qualifying information stage.

"I don't deliberation we're 2 aliases 3 players distant from challenging for nan convention title," King added.

"I deliberation there's a batch much than that has to travel successful if we're going to person a financial scheme that's going to support nan shot plan."