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RANGERS held off interest from Bayer Leverkusen and Real Betis to sign Marseille skipper Brahim Hemdani in June 2005.

The French Algerian, who was out-of-contract, signed a four-year deal with the SPL title-holders and can operate either in central defence or in midfield.

He spent two years at Cannes in the late 90s and three seasons at Strasbourg before making the switch to the Velodrome in January 2001.

He was a key player for the French heavyweights and skippered OM to the 2004 UEFA Cup Final against Valencia.

A former French under-21 star, Rangers had been tracking Hemdani since watching him play against Newcastle two years ago.

After a prolonged pursuit, Alex McLeish finally made him his second signing of summer 2005, just days after bringing Ian Murray to Ibrox.

Hemdani, now 28, had injury problems during his first season at Ibrox but put in a string of impressive perfomances at the tail end of the campaign in both the league and Champions League. 

He continued this form throughout the 2006/07 campaign and was arguably Rangers' most consistent performers.

He was rewarded for his efforts when supporters named him Player of the Year and he is sure to be a key player in Walter Smith's new-look squad.