Atalanta boost Gers but Glen’s loss a blow
Rangers received a Champions League seeding boost yesterday thanks to atalanta’s top-four finish in serie a.
But the Ibrox club have missed out on a cash windfall as part of glen Kamara’s move to Leeds after the elland Road club’s play-off heartbreak.
atalanta – who had already grabbed a spot in the competition courtesy of their europa League win last Wednesday – secured a top-four finish in Italy with a 3-0 home win over Torino.
La Dea, as it happens, still have one more fixture to fulfil, and a win against Fiorentina next sunday could see them jump above Juventus into third.
Their qualification means Philippe Clement’s Rangers will now be seeded for both the third qualifying round and play-off if they reach that stage. The third round will get underway over weeks on august 6/7, with the return leg coming a week later.
Kamara, meanwhile – who started the 1-0 defeat to southampton at Wembley – made the move from Ibrox to elland Road last summer in a £5million transfer.
as part of that deal a clause was inserted that would see Rangers entitled to a bonus payment if Leeds returned to the riches of england’s top-flight at the first time of asking.
However, the payment in the region of £500k, will not be heading to Ibrox in what would have been a welcome boost to Clement’s summer transfer kitty.
The Light Blues kicked off their transfer activity with the capture of Brazilian fullback Jefte.
Mohamed Diomande’s loan becomes a permanent switch while Liam Kelly is believed to be on the verge of a return to Ibrox on a free from Motherwell.