Magpies angry at Lovenkrands deal

Lovenkrands was sought by many leading clubs

Newcastle have threatened to complain to football's governing body after Danish youngster Peter Lovenkrands signed for Rangers.

The Premiership club say they have written proof that the AB Copenhagen star had pledged to join them.

Newcastle said they were "bitterly disappointed" he had instead decided to join the Scottish champions for around £1.5m.

And they are now questioning the conduct of third parties involved in the deal.

"We have a letter of acceptance to our offer from AB Copenhagen and clearly we are bitterly disappointed that they appear to have broken the agreement," said a statement from the club.

"We believe that as a 20-year-old, he may have had a pressure applied on him by third parties

Newcastle statement

"Their representative even travelled with the player and his agent to negotiate with Rangers when the club had a prior standing agreement with us.

"Promises regarding the player's visit to Newcastle today (Thursday) were made in Copenhagen some 48 hours ago but these promises were broken.

"We believe that as a 20-year-old, he may have had a pressure applied on him by third parties. We will be reporting what we believe may well be considered irregular conduct to the Danish FA and possibly to Fifa."

Influential figure

Lovenkrands has joined Rangers on a four-year deal after talks with club chairman David Murray, as well some words of advice from former Ibrox star Brian Laudrup.

His older brother Tommy Lovenkrands was another influential figure in the move having recently himself completed a switch to Premier League St Johnstone for a nominal fee.

Murray said: "We are pleased to sign such a young and obviously talented player whom many other top European clubs were seeking to secure for themselves.

"It was helpful that Brian Laudrup was able to speak personally with Peter in helping the player make his final decision."

Talented striker Lovenkrands made a huge impact in AB Copenhagen's final two matches of the season, scoring six times.