A SHOCKING new report has revealed that Rangers borrowed more than £22m in their latest year's accounts, more than double Celtic's total.
The Ibrox club's total of £22.5m is more than the remainder of Scottish football's professional clubs combined.
Announced as part of report shared on social media by football business lecturer Keiran Maguire, the Gers's borrowings were taken from their most recent accounts.
British football clubs owe about £3,517,300,000 to banks and owners. Manchester United top the table with £496 million. Chelsea & Everton at the bottom as owners fund clubs via shares rather than loans. Figures from most recent accounts. pic.twitter.com/Yb5koRa0ej
— PriceOfFootball (@KieranMaguire) December 6, 2018
In comparison, Celtic borrowed £10.8m, the second highest total in Scotland.
In October it was revealed that Rangers' pre-tax losses had more than doubled for a second consecutive year to £14.3million.
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An auditor expressed "concern" over the figures but chairman Dave King insisted there are no questions being asked about the club's financial strength.
The report was put together by the University of Liverpool lecturer to display the amounts borrowed by British clubs, totalling £3.5bn.
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Other Scottish clubs registered - Hibernian, Motherwell, Dundee United and Dundee - owe around £9m between them.
Three other clubs in Scotland also borrowed, however the totals of Aberdeen, St Johnstone and Ross County were all less than £1m while Partick Thistle and Kilmarnock did not record any borrowings.
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