Rangers will be forced to make 49ers takeover announcement – Stefan Borson…

Rangers are the subject of concrete US takeover interest with the club stagnating and falling even further behind rivals Celtic.

It has been claimed the Ibrox club could have new ownership by April amid talks with a consortium backed by 49ers Enterprises and Paraag Marathe.

The takeover news comes as new chief executive Patrick Stewart undertakes an internal review at Rangers led by New York consultants Sportsology Group.

Stewart took the decision to sack Philippe Clement as manager on Sunday (23 February), with ex-captain Barry Ferguson taking the hot seat on an interim basis.

Rangers yet to take early step in takeover process, says Borson

49ers and Marathe have been in place at Leeds United as majority owners since 2023, when they wrapped up the £170million purchase of the club.

However, former Man City financial adviser Stefan Borson exclusively told Football Insider insisted they are still “very early” in the process of buying Rangers.

Because Rangers are a public limited company, they still need to comply with the takeover code.

“As far as I can tell, they will need to comply with that.

“They will have to make certain announcements at certain times, so we will have pretty good visibility as to whether this deal is real.

“There has been no formal announcement under the takeover panel’s disclosure table.