Breaking News:Rangers news bulletin as Robin Propper death threats revealed and Ibrox
Rangers flop Oleg Salenko made a baseless claim the Ibrox side have written off Dynamo Kyiv in the battle of his former clubs – as it emerged incoming Ibrox man Robin Propper was subjected to DEATH THREATS earlier in his career.
Propper is set to be unveiled in Glasgow before the weekend after sealing a move from FC Twente, who he joined from bitter rivals Heracles three years ago which went down extremely badly with fans of his previous club. Propper will be hoping to help Rangers into the Champions League as Philippe Clement’s men face Kyiv in the third qualifying round after they romped past Partizan Belgrade 9-2 on aggregate.
And Salenko – who spent a season at Ibrox in the mid-1990s after he was a star at the World Cup in USA for Russia and scored five goals in a game – claimed Rangers are already preparing for the play-offs because they are so confident of beating the Ukrainians. The first leg is in Poland next week before the return at Hampden Park. He said: “I have heard Rangers are already preparing for the next round and they have full confidence they will get past Dynamo. They are also significantly strengthening their squad for the new season. Dynamo should be very aware this Rangers side are very determined.
“My advice to the Dynamo players is to run for 180 minutes until they are completely exhausted because that’s what they will have to do if they want to beat the Scots. I think both matches will be very intense. I know Dynamo did well against Partizan, but when you look at it, all the best Serbian players are abroad. The home-based players there were all very mediocre. The only question was how many goals Dynamo would score. They have a big problem though because central defender Maksym Dyachuk discolated a shoulder and won’t play. I can’t imagine who will replace him.”
But Salenko, who retired at just 31, believes Dynamo won’t be fazed by playing at Hampden. He said: “Firstly, Lublin is a really good venue for Dynamo. They have the support and love of the local people. Dynamo should not be afraid of the trip to Glasgow. The Scots will put the pressure on them with the help of full stands, but they are totally used to it now.”
Propper will be hoping to play a part and he suffered a variety of threats and later revealed he came off social media because of the impact the abuse was having on the well-being of his family. And he ended up asking for advice from Dutch international Steven Berghuis, who made the hugely controversial transfer from Feyenoord to Ajax in the same year as Propper’s move.
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