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DUNDEE UNITED have completed the signing of Rangers' former first choice goalkeeper Cammy Bell, announcing the signing on the club website.

The Terrors have signed the former Scotland cap on a deal until 2018, and he is fully expected to be Ray MacKinnon's number one at Tannadice.

Rangers released a statement earlier in the day to announce that Bell had left Ibrox by mutual consent and thanked the keeper for his service to the club.

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New United Boss Ray MacKinnon has praised the signing and told the Dundee United website that he had to fend off other interest for his transfer target:

"The goalkeeper position is an important area for us and Cammy is a fantastic goalkeeper with a tremendous reputation but I needed to be patient because Cammy was contracted to another club. Today is the result of a lot of hard work and effort.

“He is the right age, a Scottish internationalist and I am delighted to get him. I am determined to bring in the right characters and the right calibre of player and this is my second signing, alongside Stewart Murdoch, where I have ticked those boxes.

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“There was a lot of interest in Cammy and even a last minute attempt to hijack the deal from a Premiership club but he stuck to his decision to come to United and that says everything about him as a person. I hope to bring more new faces in within the next week also.”

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Cammy Bell said to the club website: “After I spoke to the new gaffer here he sold me the Club and what he wants to achieve. The passion and determination he showed when I met him convinced me this was the right place for me.

“Dundee United are a massive club and I want to be part of what we are building. There are some fantastic players here and some fantastic targets the Gaffer wants to bring in. It will be a tough league but the pressure that brings is an enjoyable one and something we have to deal with on a weekly basis. I want to get back playing after a difficult time with injury and I want to get back involved in the Scotland set-up.