And the Uefa chief executive has urged Celtic and Rangers to put their minds to developing Scottish football instead of wasting time trying to escape it.

Aigner was in Glasgow as the Champions League trophy was handed over to the city in preparation for the tournament's final at Hampden Park.

He arrived in the midst of a row that followed the Old Firm's decision not to support the establishment by the Scottish Premier League of their own subscription-based television channel.

But Aigner repeated his message of months ago when he said: "For them to leave Scotland, we would have to revamp the structure of European football.

"Clubs can't just jump from league to league, but this is speculation because there has been no approach from either club.

"We hope the Scottish clubs could develop within their own context. That would be better.

"It would need at least two associations to put it to us, but it would be against present statutes.