Fri Jun 20 14:43:35 2008

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Northern Ireland striker Lafferty joins Rangers

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Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Rangers have wrapped up the signing of Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty from Burnley for a fee in excess of $5 million.

The 20-year-old has signed a five-year contract at Ibrox, having also been linked with Celtic and Wolves this summer.

He told his new club's official website: "I'm delighted to be here. The move has been a long time in coming and I'm thrilled to be at the club at last.

"When I heard Rangers were looking at me I really wanted to join them, but there was a point when I thought they had lost interest.

"I heard nothing from them so I was worried the move wouldn't happen and I was delighted when my agent rang me to say Burnley had accepted the bid for me.

"Hopefully I can now show the fans what I can do on the pitch. All of my mates and family are big Rangers fans, so they're pleased I'm at the club now."

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)