Source: Daily_Mail
Russians look to beat Birmingham City for Rangers' record man Kris Boyd
The Russians are coming for Scotland striker Kris Boyd - and they are prepared to pay him £1.3million a year after tax.[LNB]Russian target: Rangers' hitman Kris Boyd [LNB] It works out at £25,000 a week, in excess of the £18,000 a week Rangers are reportedly prepared to pay to keep him. [LNB]An agency has been given full authority to negotiate his transfer on behalf of several clubs and they are assessing the chances of convincing Boyd, 26, that they can offer him a glittering future. [LNB]The Russians have been run by wealthy entrepreneurs since the fallof communism. Clubs such as Rubin Kazan, Zenit St Petersburg andLokomotiv Moscow are up there with the most financially secure inEurope. [LNB]Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish, Boyd's former Rangers andScotland boss, also want to sign him before the transfer window closesat the end of the month, or at the end of the season if that willclinch a deal. [LNB]Birmingham are prepared to offer him a salary package that Rangerscannot match. But the Russians believe they have the finance to competewith all-comers for the player who recently overtook Henrik Larsson'srecord at Celtic as the Scottish Premier League's all-time highestscorer.[LNB]One concern of the Russians is that Boyd may not be attracted to a new lifestyle, despite the riches.[LNB] Birmingham boss McLeish wants Boyd and Gardner to continue fine formHull City and West Ham join the chase for Rangers striker Kris BoydExtra agony: Kenny Miller is latest Rangers star to be added to injury list RANGERS FC
