Rangers boss Michael Beale has been out tempering those Nicolas Raskin expectations ahead of the League Cup Final with Celtic.
The Ibrox manager was talking ahead of the showpiece Hampden Final with Belgian U21 international Raskin in line to start v Celtic due to injuries within the squad.
With Steven Davis, John Lundstram, Ryan Jack and Scott Arfield now all major doubts for the clash it means Nicolas Raskin is likely to be involved at some point.
Michael Beale tempers Nicolas Raskin Celtic expectations
Speaking ahead of the game, Michael Beale has urged Rangers fans to have a little patience and realism with the player given the changing nature of the game.
This comes with Raskin impressing ahead of the Celtic game in the 3-0 victory over Livingston at the Tony Macaroni.
“Nico Raskin has come into the club and started well,” said Michael Beale [Rangers].
“I’ll temper that a little bit with the two games that we’ve played where we’ve had a lot of possession. I think this game will be a much more even game in that sense and he’ll have to show other qualities.
“Todd and Nico are the exact kind of players I want to bring into the club. They’ve got their best days in front of them.
“Really impressive young men, not just football players, and they’re people I can build around and go on a long journey with.”
Rangers paid a reported £1.75m to sign Nicolas Raskin from Standard Liege on deadline day and the midfielder has already begun making an impression on the first-team.
But it’s clear the best is yet to come from Nicolas Raskin with the Celtic Final the chance for the talented midfielder to showcase his abilities for Rangers at a higher level.
Meanwhile, the biggest hint yet that Filip Helander could be set to leave Rangers has just dropped.
