A Belgian football journalist who claims to be close to Rangers’ interest in Standard Liege midfielder Nicolas Raskin has refuted claims that personal terms have been agreed.
The Belgian midfielder, 21, has been on the Ibrox club’s radar since the summer with the player banished to the Pro League side’s reserves amid a fierce contract stand off.
Rangers fans then got excited about a potential January move for the player amid reports of reinvigorated interest with Michael Beale even fielding questions on the player in press conferences.
This then culminated in reports over the weekend claiming that personal terms had been agreed with Nicolas Raskin, although it’s being claimed Rangers are yet to make an official bid for the player.
However, the latest coming out of Belgium – at least from Sacha Tavolieri (who was quick on the draw with the January interest) – is suggesting an agreement is yet to be struck.
“No agreement yet” between Rangers and Nicolas Raskin
Responding to a fan on Twitter, Tavolieri claims that there is “no agreement yet” with “no contract signed”, contrary to the reports coming out of Scotland.
This was after the journalist had claimed that Rangers were still in negotiations over a move with nothing substantial to report at the moment.
Whatever the case, it does appear Rangers’ interest in Nicolas Raskin is legitimate and Ibrox fans will be hoping to see some progress on any deal in the coming days.
Rangers manager Michael Beale is clearly a big fan of the player and had some very positive things to say when asked about the Belgian youth international in the press.
”Another good player to be fair,” said Michael Beale.
”A player I remember a lot from the time we played Standard Liege. He missed the first game against Rangers, but he played in the second leg.
”He’s a player that I’m aware of, very good player, he’s obviously out of contract in the summer and he’s attracting a lot of attention.
“There’s an interest from us but I’m sure there is from a number of clubs.”
Whilst the links to Nicolas Raskin are ongoing, excitement is building around reports of a bid for another January target.
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