James Bisgrove insists Rangers windfall from Celtic friendly will match ENTIRE SPFL season's revenue

Commercial director James Bisgrove insists Rangers will rake in as much cash in eight days Down Under as they would from an entire Premiership season.

The Ibrox side have signed up for the Sydney Super Cup in November, where they will face rivals Celtic outside Glasgow for the first time ever.

Both clubs have faced a fan backlash for accepting an invite to the mini-tournament, which will also feature A-League outfits Sydney FC and West Sydney Wanderers.

But Bisgrove is adamant it's a financial no-brainer.

Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson has previously slammed the Sky Sports TV deal for Scottish football, which banks the club around £3million-per-year.

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And Bisgrove told Rangers TV: “We’ve been in negotiations for a few weeks and to be frank it’s of a sizeable benefit to the club from a commercial perspective, to an extent we’ve never had an offer of this level for two friendly games.

"To put some context around this, we’ve spoken before and Stewart Robertson has spoken before about the broadcast and media values here in Scotland and the club’s view on that has been well documented.

“The participation in this event over eight days will benefit the club to the same level as an