RANGERS have defaulted on the final £150,000 instalment of their transfer fee for Alejandro Bedoya, who joined from Orebro in August.
In doing so the Swedish club have now become the third side that Rangers owe money to; with the Ibrox club now owing £815,000 in unpaid transfer fees.
Rangers paid £400,000 for the United States internationalist in August, but the midfielder has rarely featured. Orebro agreed that Rangers could pay the fee in instalments but would appear to have little hope of receiving their money due to the current maelstrom at Ibrox.
"It is true that there is a last instalment that has not been received from Rangers," said Magnus Skoldmark, Orebro's sporting director. "The deadline passed recently and now we are in contact with the Rangers about this. Right now, there is a lot going on at the club and we will wait until they get back to us.
"The information we have received is that we are a preferred creditor. Everything is up in the air now and there are many different scenarios that could happen, so we will just have to wait."
One solution is Orebro could simply take Bedoya back for free. The midfielder's success in Sweden is what prompted Rangers' interest in the first place and his return would be welcomed. "Alejandro was great with us and we would look at taking him back if that is an option," said Skoldmark.
Rangers have also failed to pay Rapid Vienna their final £425,000 segment of the £4m transfer fee for Nikica Jelavic, while GAIS Gothenburg await £240,000 for the transfer of Mervan Celik, even though he has now left Ibrox. Christer Wallin, the Swedish club's chairman, has threatened to take Rangers to FIFA over the issue.
Celik will be more concerned about his own future, though. Both he and Gregg Wylde have left Rangers by mutual consent but it is understood that neither will be able to sign for a new club unless they are granted special dispensation by FIFA. "This is done on a case-by-case basis so it's hard to put a timeframe on it," said a spokesman.
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