Gers seal Wallace transfer

Rangers have completed the signing of Hearts full-back Lee Wallace for a fee in the region of £1.5million. The SPL club has announced that Wallace has passed his medical and signed a five-year deal at Ibrox.Rangers had been chasing the 23-year-old Scotland international all summer and saw two bids rejected before coming back with a third offer.And that was reluctantly accepted by Hearts, who were hoping to tie down their youth product to a new deal.Wallace missed much of last season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury on international duty but recovered quickly and has appeared in the Jambos' last two pre-season outings.His signing comes before the deadline for Tuesday's Champions League third qualifying round tie against Malmo so he will be competing with Sasa Papac for a role against the Swedish outfit.One man that is happy about Wallace's arrival is Rangers midfielder Lee McCulloch.He said: "He's a good player. Any time he has played against us, he has done really well."It's another fresh face if it happens and, if he does come, I think it will be a good signing."While Wallace appears Ibrox-bound, Rangers look set to miss out on former striker Kenny Miller, who is in talks with Cardiff after they met Bursaspor's asking price.McCulloch said: "I wouldn't say it's a disappointment. If Kenny signs for Cardiff, it means he wanted to go there."He's a great player and he did really well for us when he played here and we all got on really well in the dressing room."If he had come back, it would have been to open arms from the players but it doesn't look that way."If Wallace completes his move, he will become only the second signing of the summer for Rangers following the capture of Spanish midfielder Juan Manuel Ortiz.And McCulloch admits he would like to see a few more new additions to the squad with the start of the SPL season looming this weekend.He said: "There is still time to bring in new faces. I wouldn't say we needed new players but they would help."If new faces came in, it would give everybody a lift so it would be good to get a few in."Rangers face a busy start to the campaign, with a Champions League qualifier against Malmo just a few days after their SPL curtain-raiser against Hearts.But McCulloch insists they will focus on domestic matters and ensure they begin the defence of their title with a win before switching their focus to the Swedes.He said: "The Hearts game is the next game so I don't think we can get too ahead of ourselves."It's the first SPL game of the season and we just have to get a result from it. Then we will look to the next game."It's a home game on Saturday and we have to try to win it."That's what we are going to do but Hearts are a very good team and it should be a good game on Saturday."

Source: Team_Talk