RANGERS have hit back at claims from a lawyer representing the SPFL that the Premiership champions and league sponsor cinch were in negotiations earlier this year.

Appearing in the Court of Session on Wednesday, Lord Keen of Elie QC - representing Scottish football's governing body - claimed to have access to a redacted document that showed the Glasgow club and the online car retailer had held "negotiations" over the possibility of renaming their ground 'the cinch Ibrox Stadium'.

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In a statement released to BBC Scotland's Chris McLaughlin, Rangers have refuted Lord Keen's suggestion - insisting that while discussions took place earlier in 2021, no terms were offered by cinch.

The statement read: "cinch approached Rangers to discuss commercial opportunities in early 2021.

"Rangers provided information on what opportunities might become available. This is common practice for our commercial team.

"At no point did cinch offer any terms to Rangers. Contrary to the SPFL's claims, no "negotiations" took place."