Rangers agree fee for Davis

Rangers were hoping to complete the signing of Steven Davis within the next 48 hours after confirming they have finally agreed a fee with Fulham.

The Ibrox club were keen to secure the Northern Ireland international on a permanent deal following a successful loan spell in the latter part of last season.

The move was thrown into doubt over the summer when both clubs failed to reach agreement over the midfielder’s value.

But Gers boss Walter Smith revealed after today’s 1-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier League win over Hearts that Davis is now close to putting pen to paper following months of protracted wrangling.

He said: “We have reached agreement with Fulham and we still have one or two things to settle with the player and his representatives but we are hopeful that one will go through.

“That should happen in the next couple of days.

“It’s a transfer that has been really ongoing so we don’t want to count our chickens.

“But we have agreed with the club now, which is a big thing, and we would hope we can reach agreement with Steven’s people over the next couple of days.”

Rangers are also confident of completing the capture of American Maurice Edu, after agreeing a fee of US Dollars 5million (£2.7million) with FC Toronto.

Smith added: “With Maurice Edu, we have to wait on a work permit for that one and hopefully we can be successful there.

“He’s a defensive midfield player. He was recommended to us and we had a good look at him towards the end of last season but the MLS were not prepared to sell him at that time. They are now and we managed to get in there.

“I think he’s a player with a really good future and I would think, if the tribunal is successful, that we will have another really good player.”