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Alejandro Bedoya won't have to wait until next winter to finalize his move to Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers after all.
The U.S. national team midfielder will be joining Rangers immediately after the club reached an agreement with Swedish club Orebro on a transfer for Bedoya. Rangers and Bedoya had already agreed on a pre-contract that would have had Bedoya join Rangers in January, a move that surely put more pressure on Orebro to deal Bedoya sooner to secure something for his services.
Rangers announced the deal on Wednesday, which means Bedoya will now join U.S. teammate Maurice Edu on the Rangers roster, though there have been rumors that Edu could be on the move as well.
What do you think of this development? Glad to see Bedoya join a club like Rangers, or were you hoping he moved to a different league?
Share your thoughts below.
SPL is better than Sweden, though.
Aiden Mcgeady, perhaps the greatest skillplayer plying his trade in Russia right now (pre-Eto’o), played for Celtic for years.
I do see your point of course, the SPL is VERY physical. But it’s a good league.
Sorry, robert daniels, you fail today’s sarcasm test!
He didn’t because he’s too good for both of them
He AND Edu should move to the ABS (Anywhere But Scotland) league. I think Bedoya is an absolute injury waiting to happen every minute he’s on the pitch in Scotland. And Rangers isn’t even in the Champs League this year.
MC Pharaoh meant to say “still” an idiot
Pretty much have to echo what others have said. Scotland isn’t the best league for a technical player. Though Claudio did all right for himself at Rangers. Still, thinking about what Scotland did to DMB’s career…
He should’ve gone to Barcelona or Manchester United
Thought Silver was just using the Swedish form, myself, given the context…
I hoped that Bedoya would move to a different league that is more technical than SPL, but I guess that technically it is an upgrade over Sweedish league since SPL is ranked a few places higher in UEFA ratings and Rangers is a bigger name than Orebro.
It’s easy to say he should go to this league or that league but 1) he has to have an offer and 2) the guy has to make a living.
Here’s hoping he does well and gets noticed by a team to the south.
He did not play in the tie for Orebro
This kid has the potential to make a big impact at Rangers and eventually play for one of the best teams in the world. Good luck Alejandro, we’re all rooting for you
Well he did admit he doesn’t know much about it. 🙂
Bad move. It is a step up, but not the right one. League is relatively weak and full of choppers. Bad combo. Should’ve looked for a move to Dutch league. There he could actually learn a lot and get ample playing time to implement.
“I’ll admit don’t know a lot about SPL other than the fact that it’s perennially a two horse race between Rangers and someone else and that it’s a physical league.”
I’d hold off on commenting about this further until you’ve figured out who the “someone else” is.
Go ahead.
We’ll wait.
I think what he meant to say that even the old powerhouse teams like Celtic and Rangers are hugely overrated.
They’ve been on a steady decline over the last 10 years and can’t really compete in their European competitions anymore.
They have big financial debts and even had to freeze bringing in new transfers for a long period of time.
Not overly thrilled with this move
Herc for the Costa Rica game should be a lock.. its been some time since we have seen him and he has been playing well!
I agree – he’s no glass tiger, or “Glass Joe”, as far as I can tell.
Good luck to him b/c Rangers is a step up from the Swedish league.
While I don’t think this was the best move for Bedoya, since the SPL is crap outside of Glasgow, I get tired of all this “he’s gonna get hurt” nonsense. Yes, the SPL is very physical, but it’s not as if every single player that plays there is in any more danger than in any other league. Beasley had a rougher time because he’s a slight guy, but I think Bedoya would be fine.
TL;DR – SPL related injury fears are overblown.
I don’t think it’s overrated at all. I think most people recognize that it’s not very good.
That’s news?
Nail on the head. Not the worst move he could make, but not the best.
Took me a minutes, but this was hilarious. Well played, sir.
+1
I’ll admit don’t know a lot about SPL other than the fact that it’s perennially a two horse race between Rangers and someone else and that it’s a physical league. other tan the fact that the locals speak english I don’t see why it’s such a destination league for americans abroad.
word. hope he gets health care and a walker with the deal…
Whoa. I thought Rangers were trying to distance themselves from religious issues after their fans were criticized for sectarian chants???
I really think this is a bad move for him. Too much risk of getting hurt. He would have been better off waiting in Sweden for a team from another league.
The talent level in the SPL outside of Rangers/Celtic is on par with non-playoff MLS clubs.
5’10” according to his wikipedia page…
I think it’s difficult to disagree with this statement, but a team like Rangers has MUCH more exposure than any Mexican team, especially in European competitions.
For warm up drills, SPL teams go out into the alley and kick a cripple to death. Once they have blood ontheir shoes they’re ready to play
Mexican Primera’s a better league than Scottland. Who’s with me?! Hope Herc gets a call for the Costa Rica game. He’s looking great in the lone striker role for Estudiantes Tecos.
I hope Bedoya has good health insurance, because he will be spending lots of time in the treatment room.
Because Orebro was eliminated, he is no longer cup tied.
Edu move was initially dependent on Delvin Ndinga going to Lyonnais. Supposedly stalled or not happening but the mercato closes at Midnight Aug 31, 2011 so who knows.
I’m hoping he goes to Auxerre, the opportunities he’ll get in Ligue are much better than they ever will be for him in the SPL.
SPL is a hugely overrated league, but Bedoya will benefit from the increased exposure. Could be a good stepping stone to the EPL.
In other news, Eddie Johnson is an idiot.
You are so right. The SPL just cripples skill players. I hope he can have a great season with Rangers and stay healthy and get the hell out of that hack league.
A step up for Bedoya. So that’s good news. Although, I’m not convinced that the SPL is a good league for development of American players. Rather see him play in France or Netherlands, or, if he’s good enough, of course the EPL or Germany.
somewhat related question… how tall is bedoya? he looks so short next to the two guys he’s standing in between. who is #21 is Goodsen then it makes sense since he’s close to 6’3″
AJ Auxerre. Similar situation to Jozy, Auxerre would potentially pick up Edu if one of their midfielders leaves, and that appears to be the case. I’d say it’s likely Edu moves
Did Bedoya play in Orebro’s Europa League qualifying matches ? If he did I assume he is cup tied and unable to play for Rangers in Europe ?
St. Ettiene crushed some rumors about Bocanegra making a move to Rangers.
A speed player in the SPL. They should have him crippled up good by November
If Lady Gaga wrote a song about this guy — it only bodes well.
There was a French Club that was interested in Edu.
This is a god move for Bedoya; he should get more exposure at Rangers.
Anyone have any clue as to where Fontana, California’s pride and joy Mo Edu is rumored to be headed?
What are the rumors about Edu?