RANGERS chief executive Martin Bain has promised Walter Smith will have the funds to bring in "quality" summer signings.

The Light Blues stand to take their European earnings this season to around £22million after Wednesday's Uefa Cup final in Manchester, and a proportion will filter through to bolster Smith's transfer kitty.

Some of the funds brought in from the European run will go towards improving Rangers' overall financial position.

But Bain said: "We also need to look to strengthen the team.

"Walter has made the point about (wanting) a little bit of additional quality and that's something that we started planning prior to reaching the final anyway.

"Walter knows what he's getting from that money. We've prepared the budget and we'll stick to that budget because we have to.

"That's not to say that there's any kind of negativity around that.

"We know what our supporters demand and we know the quality that they like to see on the pitch."