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title: "Rangers: Barrie raves about club-linked Nicolas Raskin"
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published: "2023-01-30T18:45:35Z"
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# Rangers: Barrie raves about club-linked Nicolas Raskin

**The [Rangers](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-transfer-rumours/) Review’s Joshua Barrie has raved about Gers-linked star [Nicolas Raskin](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/nicolas-raskin/).**

### The Lowdown: Close to completion

[Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11788/12799059/nicolas-raskin-rangers-set-to-sign-standard-liege-midfielder) has reported that [Michael Beale’s](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/michael-beale/) side are ‘close’ to landing the Belgian midfielder.

The same report also claims that the [Scottish Premiership](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/scottish-premiership-news/) giants are negotiating other deals with ‘various targets’ as the January transfer window rapidly reaches its conclusion.

Raskin has [played](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nicolas-raskin/leistungsdaten/spieler/422763) a total of 18 matches, scored once and produced four assists so far in all competitions for Standard Liege.

### The Latest: What Rangers need

Barrie raved about the possibility of signing Raskin when speaking on the latest episode of [The Rangers Review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivDbPpuvTog), claiming that he believes the player has the tools to succeed at Ibrox.

He stated: “Really exciting player, and I think he’s a type of player that Rangers have needed – \[a\] midfielder with personality, who’s young, who can break lines.

“He just always goes forward, and sometimes he loses a ball because of that, but you’d rather, I’d presume, coach a player to play the odd safe pass.

“It’s easier to do that than to coach a player to take risks, and Rangers don’t have a player like that in the midfield. So if the deal gets over the line, then I think it’s a really important signing.”

### The Verdict: Has all the traits you want

We believe that Rangers may have found a future star if they’re able to bring Raskin to Ibrox, as he’s certainly got bags of potential.

His [current manager](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ronny-deila/profil/trainer/7537) – former Celtic boss Ronny Deila – has sung the praises of the player in recent times. The man in charge of Liege described Raskin as a ‘monster on the pitch’ when talking to [The Herald](https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/23264465.rangers-target-nicolas-raskin-branded-monster-pitch/), and believes he’s got ‘a great career ahead of him’.

Raskin is already getting recognised for his talents at international level, too. He’s been [capped](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nicolas-raskin/leistungsdaten/spieler/422763) multiple times for Belgium’s youth sides, including five caps for the Under-21s.

The 21-year-old’s rave reviews will certainly have some Gers fans very excited at the possibility of him signing, while he will certainly inject some youth into the club’s midfield [options](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/glasgow-rangers/startseite/verein/124).

Our view is that if he lives up to the hype, Rangers could end up generating a lot of income from a future Raskin sale, with Beale reinvesting that money into his future squad and get them [competing](https://www.skysports.com/scottish-premier-table) in the Champions League once again in the years to come.

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