Ellis: Rangers deal still on 21/05/2010 |
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The London-based consortium looking to take over Rangers has insisted a deal is still on despite an apparent delay in negotiations.
Ten weeks have now passed since Andrew Ellis and his company, RFC Holdings, informed the Stock Exchange they were interested in taking over the club.
And Rangers chairman Alastair Johnston has been critical of the time it is taking for the group to put an offer together.
But property developer Ellis said: "If I have offended him then I apologise and I apologise if it is taking longer than normal.
"It is taking time because there are an awful lot of things to go through.
"But the next time he is back in the United Kingdom then I will be happy to have a meeting with him."
Johnston cast doubts on Ellis's ambitions after returning to his International Management Group base in Ohio.
The chairman recently spent six days in Scotland and told The Times newspaper of his frustration at attempts to set up a meeting with Ellis.
"I'm surprised to be honest, very surprised," Ellis replied. "I wasn't very happy when I learned of his comments and I think he is being unfair. I don't understand where he is coming from.
"I've never had a meeting arranged with Alastair Johnston and he has never requested a meeting with me. The club have my number, but he has never phoned me."
Ellis is heading a consortium that is considering a reported £33m bid for the Scottish club, which is about £30m in debt.
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