With Celtic’s league title win comes the millions of pounds that will follow when the club participate in next season’s Champions League.
That money and being in the group stages will give Brendan Rodgers the chance to entice and add a higher standard of player to what he already has at Celtic.
So whilst the Celtic fans have a summer of positivity to look forward to, the same cannot be said about our rivals across the city.
With Rangers CEO, James Bisgrove, walking out after Philippe Clement’s team ended the season with a cup defeat to Celtic, Kenny Miller has pinpointed exactly why he is already worried about his former club catching Brendan Rodgers’ side next season.
The ‘massive job’ Clement has to catch Celtic
The former Rangers striker was lamenting the size of the transfer task ahead of Rangers boss, Philippe Clement, this summer when he listed the number of players the Ibrox club needs if they want to ‘topple’ Celtic next season.
Miller said [Sunday Mail print edition page 62], “Rangers need to find clubs who are interested in those surplus to requirements.
“If not? Clement might be stuck with them – which could be a huge problem.
“He can’t get rid of an entire playing squad in just one summer. But he’ll know by now the players he can trust and build a new team around.
“For starters, if he can get Abdallah Sima and Oscar Cortes back on season-long loan deals, I reckon he’d do it immediately. That would go a long way to fixing Rangers’ attacking third.
“On top of that, I think a striker is a MUST this summer.
“As well as a centre-back, a central midfielder and another wide player.
“It’s a massive job, as he somehow attempts to topple Celtic next season.”
Miller certainly sounds like a man in distress as he finally comes to the realisation that Rangers not only need to add to their squad to replace the players that are leaving, but they will also need to move those on who Clement deems not good enough.
It’s not the first time Miller has sounded worried about what’s going on at Celtic. And, truth be told, it certainly won’t be the last.
With Brendan Rodgers looking to spend a good portion of the Champions League money coming Celtic’s way, there is a very real possibility that the Parkhead could become uncatchable considering the massive financial disparity between both clubs.
It’s no wonder Miller is worried. If I were in his shoes, I would be too.