Anguished Ally McCoist claims Rangers may have landed Luka Modric for a switch snip 15 years in the past however they could not afford to do a deal.
The membership hero was despatched on a scouting mission to take a look at Vedran Corluka - who would additionally go on to hitch Tottenham together with his compatriot in 2018.
McCoist was tasked with profiling the right-back however was left waxing lyrical to Walter Smith in regards to the diminutive playmaker pulling the strings in the course of the park.
However any deal for Rangers to land one of many best midfielders in soccer historical past was kiboshed because of the membership's price range.
Talking on talkSPORT, he stated: "I went to Zagreb to look at it, large derby sport.
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"Walter phoned me after the sport and stated 'what do you suppose?', I stated they have a wee boy in the course of the park, he's completely outrageous.
"See how a lot cash now we have received, I feel we may have gotten him, at the moment, for about £3.5m, we did not have the cash."
And sparring companion Alan Brazil was fast as a flash in response.
He joked: "Thank god you didnae."
McCoist responded: "Aw, Al, we didnae have the cash, I stated how a lot, about £3.5m, he (Walter) stated we could not afford it.
"What a soccer participant."