05 May 2026 16:54:19
I keep saying I want to take a break until the end of the season but in a rare turn of events I have heard rumours from a 'potentially' good source but as always please take a pinch of salt, I could be completely wrong.
Allegedly Hampus Skoglund has been agreed, pretty much awaiting us to confirm. Hjerto-Dahl while still not definitely out of the question it looks like we are in the track to missing out on him (my understanding is unless we secure at least second we won't be getting him)
Travassos is one we are apparently still in talks with (him and Skoglund seem not to be mutually exclusive)
There seems to be excitement around a young South American winger who was described as (like Moore but a fair bit quicker). Wasn't given a name (all other names I was given I promoted enquiry on.
Of the domestic market Elijah Just seems to be the prevailing target from Motherwell.
Luke Graham is in initial talks but I'm unsure if we're his first choice. I was told we don't look like approaching Milne formally.
The academy also seems to be the big emphasis of our Scottish/homegrown players (lots of academy players seem to be on track to get squad positions)
Anyway long post that could of course be wrong but I rarely get rumours so thought I'd share it.
05 May 2026 17:25:25
Great info, Dio.
U pick up on an offer for Raskin, which we have rejected.
05 May 2026 17:32:50
Thanks for sharing, I would welcome some South American flair on the wings, just hope he works out better than the last one.
John, I think we should sell Raskin if we get a reasonable offer.
05 May 2026 17:39:20
Thanks for info, mate.
John, do u know how much the bud was for?
I feel we'd be best selling him this summer after World Cup.
05 May 2026 17:39:29
Thanks for the info, mate. I think we have missed a Scottish core.
05 May 2026 17:44:45
John,
Appreciated, my friend, you always bring some great info to the site, so it's nice to be involved!
I didn't hear much Re outgoings other than we seem to be surprisingly firm on evaluations, and that it will 'surprise' fans at the fees we may get for some players.
05 May 2026 17:47:06
Stevie, 10 million euros.
05 May 2026 18:00:53
10 mil euros is less than I think we could get, hopefully, if he has a decent World Cup, could get more interest.
05 May 2026 18:01:24
Sell
Sell
Sell
Talks the talk but anonymous when it counts. Like Cantwell before him.
05 May 2026 18:07:38
Cheers for the info, Dio. Very much appreciated, my friend. 👍 If we have agreed to sign Swedish right back Hampus Skoglund, and I don't doubt you for a minute, mate, I'd, however, be surprised if we sign the Portuguese right back Diogo Travossos. 🤔
05 May 2026 18:19:03
John, am hearing that Aston Villa & Newcastle are monitoring Raskin as they expect to lose a couple of midfielders & of course they will be others keeping an eye on him as well.
05 May 2026 18:38:08
I'd rather have Cantwell than any of the supposed attacking midfielders / wingers that we currently own. He is miles better than the likes of Aasgaard.
05 May 2026 18:58:20
I fear another summer of upheaval. I get we need to make changes, but we will go into another season with effectively another unproven squad under pressure from the get go. The cycle of pain will continue.
We need brave and consistent management to get us there. We need to stop flip flopping our way forward and ignore the noise.
05 May 2026 19:08:04
Not worth 10m based on performances with us. Hopefully has a good World Cup and someone offers silly money for him.
05 May 2026 19:48:10
Think we will get 12-15 for Raskin. Also think we will get around 6 for Dio. 👍
05 May 2026 20:03:21
Good info, rather needed info at the moment I must say. 😅
05 May 2026 20:08:09
Thanks for the rumours, Dio. Even if doesn't work out great to share. Do u mean surprise in a good way or a bad way? Windy, I think your values are much more realistic than what others have suggested.
05 May 2026 20:18:49
Wsl.
You have summed up the problem well - both are nowhere near the required standard, yet you, and loads like you, get sucked in by the patter merchants who kiss the badge and start a wee handbags argument now and again, and typically perform when it doesn't matter.
That's one of a hundred reasons we have this current s*** show!!
Neither are good enough or have the heart for the fight we require every single 90 mins we play.
Raise the bar.
05 May 2026 21:02:15
If someone is willing to pay £10 million for Raskin, then we should take it and run - he's flattered to deceive more often than not apart from a 6 month spell last season.
05 May 2026 21:07:48
Can't tell much about the players incoming, but flooding the team with Scandinavian players would be a bad idea. The further we get from understanding what Rangers are as a club, the further the way back is.
The transfers lined up in the Summer (for pennies), who understood Scottish football and the club, are who we need to find.
05 May 2026 22:35:32
No further signings until the manager has left the building.
05 May 2026 23:29:28
Albertz93, can you name the players we can get for "pennies" in Scotland? Just genuinely curious, aside from Luke Graham, who multiple Championship clubs are chasing, who are valuing him at 2 mill and will provide more wages.
I'm not sure the rest are exactly pennies.
05 May 2026 23:38:55
15 million to a Prem team is nothing, if it's they 2, and a bid like that comes in, I would sell.
05 May 2026 23:42:48
Will say, not sure how true that all is but definitely not saying it's wrong
BUT can definitely back you up with the youth team stuff you where talking about as I have spoken to a few within Rangers who are saying it's a really strong group we have atm and a we will definitely start to see the youth being given proper chances with the squad.
06 May 2026 02:08:58
John, is it true he has a EUR12m buy out clause?
If so, we should offer a new deal with a boumsomg type incentive for him.
Say 10% of fee for him and a £25m buy out.
I'd keep him next season if that's his buyout, as he's worth £20m easily. He's a Belgian international, for God's sake, and his peers are all worth £40m plus.
06 May 2026 03:13:44
Thanks for the info, Dio, we can certainly use some good news at the minute.
Although we will definitely require a large turnover during the summer and Raskin is one I would like to keep for continuity, as I believe Dio will go, I do think we should cash in while his stock is relatively high.
I know we have been saying this for a few seasons now, but I genuinely believe this is a make it break summer for our club.
We cannot argue that Celtic have been very poor this season, and we still could not take advantage.
They will definitely be a lot stronger next season.
I also think that if Hearts win the league they will only get better, so next season will be tough.
I will still back Rohl as, in my opinion, he deserves the time to see what he can do with his own squad and we can't keep up this merry go round of sacking manager around November time, so another full season, and let's see where we are.
06 May 2026 07:44:26
Stevie, that was strongly rumour but I understand that part was bought out with a pay rise.
06 May 2026 08:29:50
Correct Kipbear, Stevie, how do u get 25 million for Raskin when many on here say he is rubbish.
Glasgow Gers. Don't believe everything you read, go watch youth team, tell me who is ready for first team squad at 16.
Most of our loan players can't get a game. The crop of good players r about three years from first team squad.
06 May 2026 10:04:25
If Engles is worth £25 million, then Raskin has to be worth at least the same.
06 May 2026 10:28:19
Thanks for the info, guys, it is much appreciated.
06 May 2026 11:04:08
Question John, you said 10m euros. So I'm presuming it's a foreign club in for him. In my opinion we should be asking 15m pounds. He's a full Belgian international. Do you know, have we got an option for another year, as I think he's out of contract at the end of next season?
06 May 2026 13:09:40
There's no way we'll get anywhere near £25million for Nico Raskin. 😲 Hand on heart, I think we'd get £15million tops for him. 🤔
06 May 2026 13:21:03
Howazat3, I get sucked into nothing, I merely pointed out that Cantwell was a step up to what we have now. I'm not saying he was or is what we require, but he had more about him than Skov Olsen, Aasgaard, Antman and Gassama, and unlike them he had some good OF games, won a trophy and made a difference in the type of games that we have drawn this season. Without being great he was better than most in this league and showed it.
When have they ever done that? I'm not saying we should have kept him or signed him back, but if we keep replacing players with worse ones the downward spiral will continue. Last season, front three had their faults and were criticised, but look what we have replaced them with, a step down again. That's the problem.
06 May 2026 15:31:11
In relation to price, remember we have been told Raskin is rubbish, so ten million would be a bonus.
For those who say Newcastle can afford more, these clubs r not here to do us a favour, they r only interested how cheap they can do a deal for re psr.
06 May 2026 16:24:02
John, it's a fair point u make, mate.
He's certainly not rubbish. However, he hasn't performed to his capabilities this season. Certainly not to match his international performances.
I only said buy out £25m though, lads. I actually said he's worth £20m.
U judge players' valuations on the same as that of their peers.
07 May 2026 03:07:55
Raskin keeps Onana and Tielemans out the team and is rotated with Witsel.
Onana is a £4 player and Tielemans would cost about &30-35m euros to buy.
Witsel is a world class dm. He's been the same age for 15 years.
Raskin can't be worth 1/5 or 1/4th of the players he plays ahead of. He has 3 MOTM for Belgium under his belt, 2 in his first 3 games.
He's a world class mf, but is underperforming for us.
Probably cause he's playing with substandard players.
If we put Gazza in that mf, he'd be a shadow of himself due to having no McCall or Ince, or a dm in the team.
Gazza wouldn't play great with Dio or Chucky either.
07 May 2026 09:50:40
Stevie, if you're going to compare Raskin to Onana and Tielemans, it's only fair you mention that Raskin was only called up to begin with due to Onana's hamstring injury. Raskin has made 11 apps, 8 starts from 12 games.
Onana, 6 starts, 4 missed due to injury, and Tielemans also missed 4 games from suspension and injury in the same time.
So, I wouldn't quite say Raskin is keeping them out the side due to ability.