Deal sealed for Bedoya to join Rangers

Rangers have reached a deal with Swedish club Orebro to sign midfielder Alejandro Bedoya immediately.

The United States international had already agreed a pre-contract with the SPL champions, but was not due to arrive at Ibrox until January.

Manager Ally McCoist was keen to broker a deal to recruit the player sooner after obtaining a work permit on Friday and agreement has now been reached between the clubs, with Bedoya joining on a three-year deal.

Earlier yesterday, McCoist had expressed doubts about the likelihood of adding any new players to his squad ahead of tonight’s Europa League play-off against Maribor, having also been linked