GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Rangers' Rabbi Matondo goes down with an injury during a William Hill Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park, on September 01, 2024, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Rob Casey/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Danny Rohl’s Ibrox war-chest is in line for a massive boost…
Not only is Andy Cavenagh pouring in £16m but that sum will be topped up by a Rabbi Matondo windfall!
That is the EXCLUSIVE coming out of the Daily Record as the Welsh winger prepares to pick up his final Ibrox pay day.
Matondo has started 18 SPFL matches over his four seasons, being faster than Usain Bolt hasn’t been of much use away from the running track.
Even with a complete dud like Matondo the Record can find a silver lining.
THE MAGIC MONEY TREE OF IBROX
With wages believed to be around £30,000 a week the Welshman will have drained at least £6m from the club by the time he leaves. Without counting bonus and loyalty payments.
In trademark fashion the Record spins the deal
Record Sport understands Rangers will allow the 25-year-old to leave for free but the deal will include potential bonuses and a hefty sell-on fee should Matondo move on again.
Matondo has yet to complete a medical at Brann, who hope to finalise the transfer before Norway’s deadline on Tuesday.
He’s expected to sign a deal lasting until the end of their season in November.
The reality is that Matondo is likely to be getting a pay off on the remainder of his Ibrox contract.
Signed from Schalke in August 2022 for around £3m he wasn’t coming to Scotland on reduced wages after moving to the Bundesliga in 2019 for a £9m fee.
While with Schalke he was loaned out to Stoke City and Cercle Brugge.
There is more chance of a sell on bonus coming into Ibrox from Nathan Patterson or Joe Aribo than a Matondo windfall from Brann Bergen.
Every transfer from Ibrox is accompanied by feel-good spin.
During the summer of 2024 it seemed that millions were crashing into the Ibrox bank balance.
Connor Goldston was sold to Aris Limassol for £1.5m, a similar fee took Sam Lammers to Utrecht. Apparently Blackburn paid £1m for Todd Cantwell, decent fees were collected for Scott Wright and Robbie McCrorie.
By the time that the club accounts were published the combined fee for those five stars was £810,000.
There is still no word out of Ibrox over a new contract or testimonial match for James Tavernier.
I thought it was only Dujon Sterling in Ibroxland who ran into walls and barriers at high speeds ? I forgot all about the mad road runner Rabbi Matondo ….beep , beep !
Aye well – Anything to garner up sales by five thousand or so…
And The Gullibilly Gullibears will buy, buy buy…
And two non bears on ma street of course !
Matondo is the Welsh Olly Burke. At least in those days we had coaching staff who could see that Burke was just an ostrich – very fast but completely brainless – so only took him on loan. When transfer fees and wages are combined, Sevco has p155ed away the better part of £10m on that guy. Unbelievable. If they weren’t about 5 managers and 3 directors of football later anyway, somebody really ought to be getting the sack over that signing.