Andy Mitchell extends Rangers stay

Defender Andy Mitchell picked up Man of the Match awards in Rangers' final games and has been rewarded with a new contract. Picture: SNS

Andy Mitchell has signed a new one-year deal with Rangers after an impressive end to the season.

The 21-year-old right-back started the final four games of the season for the Irn-Bru Third Division champions.

And he made a big enough impression to pick up man-of-the- match awards for his

displays in wins over Clyde and Berwick Rangers.

The Northern Ireland under-21 international has now been rewarded for his efforts with a further 12-month contract after recently expressing a desire to remain at Rangers.

Meanwhile, former Rangers defender and Ajax coach Frank de Boer has agreed a new four-year contract with the Eredivisie champions.

De Boer, who also played for the Dutch club and Barcelona, has agreed a deal which will keep him at Ajax until June 2017.

The former Holland international, whose deal was due to end at the end of next month, told the club website: “This new contract is exactly what I wanted.

“I’m here enjoying myself and my family is happy here. I see enough challenges here.

“We reached an agreement quickly, because of both sides, we are very satisfied.

“Now I can follow up on where we are with each other and I have started looking forward to it.”

The director of football at the Amsterdam giants, former Arsenal striker Marc Overmars, added: “It’s no surprise that we wanted to extend Frank’s contract. That we have come to an agreement after a conversation says it all. It is good for Ajax

that Frank remains connected to the club.”

The defender rose through the Ajax youth ranks before making 400 appearances for the first team.

De Boer, who also played for Galatasaray and Al-Rayyan, won five Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups, the Champions League and UEFA Cup and also a La Liga title with Barcelona, plus 112 caps for Holland.