FOOTBALL

Rangers have signed Stephen Wright, Aberdeen's utility defender. The fee for the 23-year-old Scottish international, likely to be in excess of pounds 1.5m, will be decided by an independent tribunal.

Benfica have paid Paris St-Germain pounds 1.25m to re-sign the Brazilians, Valdo and Ricardo Gomes.

Dynamo Dresden, who won the old East German championship eight times, were demoted to the regional leagues from the Bundesliga yesterday for financial irregularities.

Kennet Andersson, the Swedish striker for whom Birmingham City had a pounds 1.4m offer rejected, is set to join Bari in Italy from Caen of France for pounds 2m.

TRANSFERS: Chris Hargreaves (striker), Hull to West Brom (free transfer); Jae Martin (striker), Southend to Birmingham (free); Tony Norman (goalkeeper), Sunderland to Huddersfield (free).

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TRANSFERS: Tony Norman (goalkeeper) Sunderland to Huddersfield (free).