Rangers news latest as Robin Propper cut price fee revealed and Dynamo Kyiv legend in Champions League charm offensive

Twente Enschede chief Arnold Bruggink has revealed that Rangers snapped up Robin Propper for just £1.5m due to a clause in the defender's contract

The Dutch club are reeling after losing their captain to Philippe Clement's side at the start of the season and ahead of a crucial Champions League qualifying tie with Red Bull Salzburg. Frustrated sporting director Bruggink has admitted Rangers managed to take advantage of an agreement the Dutch club made with Propper after they blocked a move last season to a top club.

He explained: "Last year we stopped Robin from going to a top foreign club. After that, we started talking about the possible what-if situations that could arise the next time a club came in for him. Then we sat down together and made a new agreement. The agreement was if a club came in for him before midnight on July 31 and paid the agreed amount, then he could go.

"That's how it was. And the transfer to Rangers only started two days before it. So for us, it's the timing that's the most annoying. It's not great at all.

"And it's not great for the coaches, the players, the supporters and the club. It still feels strange to me. Suddenly an important player - who was at the heart of the team - is gone. And our captain too."

Elsewhere, Dynamo Kyiv legend Maksim Shatskikh has praised Rangers for their playing style ahead of their Champions League showdown. The Scottish Premiership side travel to Poland next week for the first leg of the third qualifying round against the Ukrainian League runners-up before meeting them at Hampden.

Dynamo romped to a stunning 9-2 aggregate win over Partizan Belgrade this week and boasts a record of playing in Europe every single year since 1990. And Shatskikh - who played for