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MIKE ASHLEY’S long running war with Rangers is set to explode into the courtroom again with the Sports Direct tycoon attempting to sue the club for up to £1m.

Ashley is also turning his guns back on Ibrox chairman Dave King and director Paul Murray who are also named in the action which has been lodged at the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice.

The move comes almost exactly a year after Ashley tried and failed to have King jailed over Christmas on a charge of contempt of court.

And, with the latest hearing scheduled to take place in London over the first two days of December 1 and 2, Rangers have moved in the meantime to have Ashley’s stores barred from selling the club’s own strips.

The dispute centres around King’s decision to rip up a notorious retail deal handed to Ashley’s empire by former Rangers chief executive Charles Green.

While the club are furious that Ashley continues to flog shirts and official merchandise, the Newcastle owner is enraged by King’s attempts to escape from the onerous deal without serving a seven year notice period.

Details of the latest legal battle were included in the club’s annual accounts which were published late on Friday evening.

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Under section 31, entitled ‘Contingent Liabilities and Assets’ the report reveals that Sports Direct hope to be given the go-ahead to pursue Rangers, King and Murray for damages at the High Court.

It says: “No value has been placed on that claim. The club will resist any such claim and in any event believes it would not exceed £1m.”