Weir in talks as Gers duo leave

01 June 2009 14:50
Rangers manager Walter Smith has confirmed the club will begin negotiations over extending defender Weir's contract. But Dailly and Hemdani have both departed Ibrox. Smith said: "Davie's 39 and we have an agreement that we sit down and talk at the end of each season. "I had a few words with him just before the cup final. He's keen to continue and there's a willingness on Rangers' part to have him for another season. "Both parties will sit down over the next few days and see what can happen." Smith added: "We have two players out of contract, Christian Dailly and Brahim Hemdani, and they have left the club." Meanwhile, midfielder Maurice Edu will see a specialist over the knee injury that ruled him out of Saturday's Homecoming Scottish Cup final win over Falkirk. The 22-year-old has pulled out of the USA squad for this week's World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras and will also miss the Confederations Cup later this month. Edu played a key role in Rangers' successful Clydesdale Bank Premier League run-in and was injured during the title-clinching victory over Dundee United. Smith told the club's official website: "Maurice is going down to London on Tuesday with Dr Jackson to see a specialist. "We're not quite sure the extent of the damage which occurred in a tackle in the first half of the game at Tannadice. "He managed to play on but a day later it was pretty painful. We won't know the full extent until the specialist has a look at it but we hope it's not too bad."

Source: Team_Talk