Pedro Mendes has opened up on how a trip to London with his wife ended up in him packing his bags once again and heading for Rangers.
The Portuguese midfielder completed a £3million move from Portsmouth back in 2008 on a three-year deal. As soon as he got the call to say the Glasgow giants were in for him there was only ever one outcome. He got the big news on the Wednesday, was on a flight to Glasgow by the Friday and then after a quick jog around the training base he was handed a full debut against Hearts at Ibrox the following day in a quick-fire start to life at his new club.
It was a winning start and his new team-mates took him out to celebrate as he made a 'don't kill me on my first night' quip as the beer flowed. He told Grosvenor Sport : “The story of how signed for Rangers is unbelievable. I took my wife to London on the Tuesday for a couple of days as we were not due to train until Thursday. On Wednesday I got a phone call saying ‘Pedro, Rangers are in for you, what do you think?’ and I had quick look to see what was happening there and I said to my wife ‘I think we have to pack again’. She was never happy when we had to pack!
