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Smith hails versatile Lee

12 Jul 2007 - 09:29:35

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Rangers boss Walter Smith is delighted to have finally landed Wigan Athletic forward Lee McCulloch.

The 29-year-old Scotland international spent six years with the Latics, making over 240 appearances and scoring 46 times for the club and was a Gers target in the January transfer window.

However, Smith had to wait until this week to seal a £2.25million deal, but he feels the wait will prove to be worthwhile.

He said: "The handy thing for us is that he can play both in midfield or up front. That asset is important in football these days.

"He played a good bit of last season as a centre-forward for Wigan, but probably established himself by playing wide on the left.

"He gave them a slightly different dimension than having an ordinary winger-type in that role and it was successful.

"Lee has managed to get a good number of goals from that position and that was obviously an attraction."