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Davis returns to Rangers
GLASGOW (AFP) - Rangers signed Fulham midfielder Steven Davis for an undisclosed fee on Thursday.
Northern Ireland international Davis, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Ibrox, agreed a four-year contract and could feature at Aberdeen on Saturday.
The 23-year-old, believed to have cost three million pounds (3.7 million euros), becomes manager Walter Smith's third signing in quick succession after the captures of Pedro Mendes and Maurice Edu.
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson admitted he had to let Davis leave because he couldn't guarantee him first-team football.
"It was the right move for Steven. He went to Rangers on loan last season and did extremely well," Hodgson said.
"He became a real crowd favourite up there. It was going to be harsh for him to come back here and not be a certain regular.
"If I'd been able to guarantee him half the first-team games at Fulham, I'd have been tempted to persuade him to stay.
"But I couldn't be sure of doing that and I didn't want to ruin his chances of joining a great club where he's already made a name for himself."
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