Graeme Souness has finally answered questions on why he received a controversial £30,000 Rangers EBT payment.

The former Ibrox manager revealed at a press conference that he was working as a secret European scout for Rangers when he received the money.

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Souness was given the cash 10 years after he left the Light Blues under Sir David Murray's tax avoidance scheme.

He said: "I was doing work for Rangers. I'm not being blase but how much was it? What was the largest amount someone received?

Glasgow Times:

"I was in between jobs and I was going to scout players for Glasgow Rangers at that time on the Continent. Does that answer it?"

Between 2001 and 2010 80 Rangers players, officials and staff raked in £47.65million from the controversial EBT scheme.

Chancellor George Osborne says he will go after all individuals who have benefited from "disguised remuneration schemes".

EBT schemes were out-lawed in 2011 but billions of pounds in unpaid tax is still to be claimed.

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