Sir Sean Connery helps Rangers sign star footballer

Rangers football club chairman David Murray has revealed how Sir Sean Connery played a role in the signing of Brahim Hemdani.

The former Marseille skipper was also being tracked by Real Betis and Bayer Leverkusen, and the German outfit looked the biggest threat - reports The Scotsman.

But Murray asked the former James Bond actor to convince Hemdani into visiting Scotland, the plan worked, and the French defender penned a four-year deal yesterday.

Murray told the Daily Record: “It’s true I enlisted Sean’s help to sell Scotland to Brahim.

“The German side, Bayer Leverkusen, were chasing him as well and I arranged for Sean to meet the player at Cannes Airport to help sell Scotland to him.

“Brahim then flew over and had a good look around. I am delighted to say that, after returning home to France, he then agreed to sign for the club.”

Thanks to `JP` for the alert.

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