{"id":8355,"date":"2019-07-13T07:58:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T11:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8355"},"modified":"2019-07-14T10:59:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T14:59:38","slug":"rangers-sign-helander-from-bologna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8355","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Sign Helander from Bologna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.15720457.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.15720457.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.15720457-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Rangers have signed Sweden defender Filip Helander from Bologna for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>Helander, 26, who made 23 appearances for Serie A side Bologna last season, has agreed a four-year deal after the two clubs agreed a reported fee of \u00a33.5milion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe @svenskfotboll international joins on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee subject to international clearance,\u201d Rangers announced on their official Twitter site.<\/p>\n<p>Helander started out at hometown club Malmo and was signed by Italian club Verona in the summer of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The central defender spent just one season at Verona before moving on to Bologna, initially on a season-long loan in 2016, before the deal was made permanent in 2017. He has made 10 senior appearances for Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted to be joining Rangers FC, it\u2019s a special club with tremendous fans and a unique history,\u201d Helander said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve come here to battle for every point and to win trophies and I\u2019m looking forward to meeting my team-mates and getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-8355\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8355&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-8355\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8355&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-8355\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8355&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8355\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rangers have signed Sweden defender Filip Helander from Bologna for an undisclosed fee. 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