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Denmark’s World Cup winger Brian Laudrup claims he will join English Premiership side Chelsea despite Glasgow Rangers chairman David Murray’s attempts to thwart the move. Murray is demending compensation for Laudrup but the player is convinced the move will go ahead as planned without a fee. “Let me make it clear; my contract with Rangers expires on Sunday night at 2400 hours, and the club after that time has definitely no rights or claims on me,”  he said Tuesday.

“This dispute is apparently the gratitude for giving Rangers four of my best footballing years. I must say that I feel surprised and deeply disappointed – I don’t think I deserve this.” 

Laudrup says he was taken aback by Murray’s reaction to his request for a move.

“When I said goodbye after the Cup final, I did not so much as receive one flower as thanks from the powers at the club.”   During the farewell party, I did not exchange a word with David Murray. He stayed away from me even though in my years in Glasgow I considered him a personal friend.

“That treatment has given me an ache in the heart especially when I think about how much me and my family gave to Rangers.”