Scotland and Donald Trump have a long history together. The former US president previously contemplated purchasing Rangers FC but was turned off by the team’s financial issues.
At the height of the financial collapse of the Scottish powerhouses, Donald Trump gave a takeover of the Rangers significant consideration.
The Ibrox club was in dire need of a buyer in 2012 due to off-field turmoil, which led to administration, liquidation, and a drop to the fourth division. A number of well-known people were connected to buying the crisis-plagued club, including a certain Donald J. Trump, who is running for president of the United States for a second time as the Republican nominee in this week’s election.
Trump’s mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, was born in Rossshire, therefore his ties to Scotland are widely known. He was attempting to build his first Scottish golf course close to Aberdeen back in 2012.
After a brief stint as the manager of the New Jersey Generals, an American football team that competed in the short-lived US Football League in the mid-1980s, Trump did have some experience with sports teams.
Additionally, he took a “serious” look at Rangers’ predicament in an attempt to save the team. Perhaps Ibrox would have been renamed, since he preferred to associate his name with his business ventures. Anyone up for a Trump Ibrox? Perhaps not!
Even yet, Rangers’ financial situation was too much for him, despite his wealth and national connections. “We looked seriously and walked away,” a Trump source told the Press & Journal at the time.
“Even though they are a fantastic club, it simply did not make sense to us. We’re hoping someone takes over and reassembles the crew.
As he campaigned for his first term as US president in 2015, Trump was linked to purchasing Colombian powerhouse Atletico Nacional, a team with a troubled past because of its ties to notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. Once more, the interest was in vain as he went after his contentious political career.
With Rangers currently functioning without a permanent chairman, chief executive, and director of football, it is reasonable to infer that Trump is not taking notice of the team’s issues. The Gers’ £17.2 million net loss from the previous season was revealed last week.
Rangers are now sitting in third place in the SPFL, nine points behind leaders Aberdeen and Celtic, and manager Philippe Clement is facing increasing pressure.
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