US midfielder Maurice Edu agreed to a five-year deal with Glasgow Rangers on Scotland’s Premier League. The transfer fee for Edu was right around the $5 million mark for MLS and Toronto FC.

Edu joins fellow US National team member DeMarcus Beasley on the Rangers roster. Edu must still secure a UK work permit, but if and when he does, he is expected to challenge for a starting role with Rangers immediately.

The 22-year old, was in Glascow to watch Rangers beat Hearts 2-0 on Saturday before returning to the States with Beasley ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier in Guatemala.

No word yet out of Toronto though. They’ve been very quiet on this deal from the start. Then again losing one of the faces of the club is tough to do. They should bounce back but how they replace Edu will be the biggest question on my mind. They haven’t looked good in his absence for the most part. His presence on the field allows the defense a bit of a break and he also helps contribute on the offensive side of the ball.

TFC does have some allocation now with this deal so they could still go after someone who is a free agent at this point. My feelings they will wait for the MLS SuperDraft, where they have plenty of picks to find a replacement.

Again, its tough to see another young star leave MLS but in all honesty Edu was one of those guys that could have probably gone right out of college to Europe had he wanted to.

It sounds as though Maurice Edu will be heading to Europe after all.

According to Ives Galarcep, MLS and Toronto FC have accepted a $5 million transfer fee for Edu from Glasgow Rangers. Edu is still finalizing personal terms with Rangers, but a deal is expected to be completed soon. All this comes just in time for the summer transfer window to close at the end of the day.

Tough break really for Toronto but in all honesty they will bounce back from losing one of their best players. Over this past season they’ve gotten quite accustom to not having Edu in the line up for various international call-ups. It never helps losing a player like Edu but gaining that kind of transfer fee can surely help soften the blow.

I think both MLS and Toronto knew that that transfer fee mark was about as high as they would be able to get for Edu. A defensive midfielder is a tough position to gauge in terms of pay in my opinion. It isn’t a flashy position and it doesn’t always come with a lot of goals. I would argue though that it is one of the toughest positions to play on the field and probably one of the most underrated positions (yes I spent time in the defensive part of the midfield in my playing days so I have a bit of a biased opinion on the spot).

Edu joins Jozy Altidore ($10 million move to Villarreal) and Brad Guzan ($1.5 million move to Aston Villa) on the list of MLS standouts to make moves to Europe this summer.

I guess the next guy in line for a move over across the pond would have to be Chivas USA midfielder Sasha Kljestan or maybe even a guy like Houston Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden. Both have had solid campaigns on the international stage at the Olympics here recently.

What do you all move of this move? And who do you see leaving MLS next in the winter?

We’ve all seen the rumors for a while now with Toronto midfielder Maurice Edu being linked to various clubs overseas. Well the big news this morning is a new club wanting Edu’s services.

Thanks to Steve Goff, Scottish power Glasgow Rangers are said to be interested in the former number one overall pick by Toronto. The transfer fee would approach $5 million. It’s not a done deal, but the sides are apparently nearing an agreement.

Edu is scheduled to be with the US National team in Miami this weekend to prepare for the World Cup qualifier with Guatemala next week.

If a deal is to go through it has to be done by the end of the day today. The international transfer window closes today so the clock is ticking very quickly for Rangers and very slowly for Toronto.

This is one of those deals that as a fan of Edu you hate to see him leave MLS but you’re happy to hear a big club is interested in him like Rangers. I like that transfer fee number too because that may be as high as he will go.

I will try to keep a tab on this all day to see if anything goes down. If you hear nothing by the end of the day then Edu is staying with the league, but if you do hear something then it probably means he will be sold to Rangers.