Benfica’s reported £120m Rangers chasm laid bare after Philippe Clement reality check

Benfica’s larger transfer budget, according to Rangers manager Philippe Clement, makes them the favorites in their Europa League

Round of 16 matchup.

As they get ready to play the Portuguese powerhouses and their lavishly assembled team for a spot in the Europa League

Quarterfinals, the Gers are in Lisbon.

But how much of a difference exists between the two teams if Benfica are favorites to win the match because of their larger financial

commitment?

Here, we examine both Europa League teams and the alleged transfer fees paid by each team. The findings are sure to catch some off

guard.

It happens after, prior to the match, Philippe Clement publicly addressed the discrepancy in transfer fees.Will Rangers supporters

have a different outlook going into the two-leg match? Of course not, pfft. We continue to expect our personnel to give it their all in the

pursuit of advancement.

Rangers Europa League squad cost – £34.25m

Rangers has selected a 22-man Europa League roster, three of whom are new from the first half of the season, for the team’s

participation in the competition’s knockout stages.

Although teams are allowed to register 25 players, we haven’t been able to do so this season due to a lack of homegrown choices on the

roster. Cue the irate tweets about Lawrence Shankland and Lewis Ferguson.

Nevertheless, the Rangers club has experienced a respectable level of investment, with £34.25 million being spent on assembling this

year’s team, albeit much less than Benfica.

The manager wasn’t telling lies.

When it comes to transfer transactions, Benfica and Rangers are in completely different leagues. While the Ibrox team made the

largest investment of £5 million to get Ridvan Yilmaz, Benfica paid £26 million on Orkun Kökçü.

It’s noteworthy that Benfica, who regularly spend over £10 million on players, only has 19 registered names in their Europa League

roster because so many of their players are B listers from the club’s Academy.

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