Rangers FC Rumours

23 Feb 2026 13:52:52
If the transfer rumours are true regarding Fernandez then what do we realistically ask for. In my opinion I'd be asking for 12 to 15m mark. I know we got him cheap from posh but they have a big sell on.

Way I see transfers is after all costs are taken off you are said with x amount. Can we replace a player of the same quality or higher for that amount.

23 Feb 2026 15:24:07
If the Tims can turn down 25mill for their rubbish bag, I'm sure 30 plus, if Big Manny continues to flourish.

23 Feb 2026 15:30:51
I'll still be very pleasantly surprised if we sell him for double figures over the summer. I still think there's some work to be done with him, and another season we'll see that sort of money. I'll be happy if he goes for that money. It would be great for both the club and player, but I just don't see it as of today.

23 Feb 2026 16:10:45
25 million, a goal-scoring cb. That's the end of this season. Next, if he continues, I would say more.

23 Feb 2026 17:10:05
Depends on what sell-on percentage we would need to pay. Realistically, he is still very raw and makes mistakes, but with the way money is down south, I would be looking at starting at £10M+. Not sure what Wolves value Djiga at?

23 Feb 2026 18:11:41
I think we need to try to keep hold of him for at least another year or 2. He's young and has a ton of potential, and he's a goal threat.

23 Feb 2026 18:44:55
Same as Bassey, no less for me. Goal-scoring cbs are in demand with the move back to big players.

23 Feb 2026 19:02:20
This boy has tons of potential. We need him, as Rohl keeps persisting with Chermiti, and Fernandez has proven he's more of a threat than him.

23 Feb 2026 20:06:47
Does anyone know what the sell-on clause is? The Peterborough chairman, I'm sure, described it as 'hefty'. I think this may determine what we'd want for him. If it's 30% and we sold for £10m, we paid 3.5 for him, Peterborough would get £3m, so that would leave us with a 3.5m profit.

Not sure that would make a lot of sense for us to sell at that price.

23 Feb 2026 22:11:33
As I understand it, there is a very large sell-on percentage due to the Posh. So, if we sold him for 10M, we bought him for 3.5M; we pay 30% as per the clause. We make about 3M.

I know the numbers above are not perfect, but the logic is the same. We'd need a bid of 20+ for me to consider it, unless there are clauses in the sell-on to whomever buys him from us.

23 Feb 2026 22:24:58
It would be 30% of the profit from what we originally bought him for, Souness. Not the total sale. So, if we got him for 3.5m and sold him for 10.5m, then it would be 30% of the 7m profit, which would be 2.1m.

It's 20% on profit, so 1.4 million, considering he is on small add-ins at this stage. Changes if he gets a competitive cap and CL group.

24 Feb 2026 10:19:48
Thanks for the info, Orange & John. 👍🏽

24 Feb 2026 10:40:55
I'm amazed there even is a sell-on. They couldn't believe we paid as much as we did to begin with. They managed to insert a sell-on fee on top of that fee? Sounds like whoever negotiated that deal, from a Rangers perspective, did a poor job of it.

24 Feb 2026 13:11:05
Rohl, so we get a player who, after a season, we could sell him for £10million and make a profit of £5m after fee and sell on. That seems good business to me for that period of time.

He is also playing well, which has caused the fee to increase from what we paid for him.
If those suggesting players continue to work like that, we will be in a good place.

24 Feb 2026 13:49:26
Angus, you also need to consider how we have struggled to find good cb options over the years.

I really don't see how we should ask any less than we did for Bassey.

24 Feb 2026 18:36:36
Forever, I don't want to sell him short and wasn't suggesting a price, just that buying him for that price and a sell-on was good business, and a deal we should be trying to repeat several times a season.

24 Feb 2026 20:01:07
My understanding is we are already looking at a new contract and removing sell on, basically paying a fee to Portsmouth.

24 Feb 2026 22:31:13
True, Angus, that would be the ideal, but we are still rebuilding right now.

25 Feb 2026 03:24:09
I don't think you understand my point at all, Angus.

How well Fernandez has done for Rangers, and what he will sell for in the future, is completely irrelevant. The point is, when Rangers purchased him from Peterborough, their fans thought we had overpaid for this player. To have overpaid (at that time), and have had a sell-on clause inserted, seems like poor negotiating from our end, something that could cost this club millions in the future.

When Rangers purchased Chermiti, that was £8m with a sell-on clause. I would suggest we overpaid in that instance too. You say you want several deals like the Fernandez one, Chermiti is structured similarly.

Big initial fee with a sell-on.

I'm not talking about the ability of players, or what they might go on to be worth once here. I'm talking about what we paid last summer when recruiting these players. What was their value then? You seem to be pointing at player ability now and confusing that with the value of the initial business, and saying, 'We should be doing more deals like that', or 'We shouldn't be doing more deals like that'.

£3.5m for Fernandez seems like more than a fair price for the player at that time. The fact they were able to insert a sell-on seems like Rangers failed to negotiate the best value deal, which could be said of several summer signings.

25 Feb 2026 13:30:03
Currently, I would value Fernandez at 15 mill euros. He is not just a goal-scoring CB; he is now the top goal-scoring CB in all of Europe. Not on Bassey's level of defending as yet, they are two very different styles. Bassey is far higher level as an out-and-out defender, with lower scoring potential. Fernandez, on the other hand, is very dangerous in the box from set pieces and offers a bigger attacking threat.
If we win the league and cup, minimum 20 mill euros valuation for Fernandez. Personally, I would keep him for another season. Sustained success comes from retaining your best performers, not by selling as soon as their value increases. We are not skint these days, and Fernandez has been our best CB since Bassey and Goldson left.

Trophy-winning, successful, solid CBs don't come our way often. How many replacements will we buy until we find others capable of Bassey and Fernandez levels?
I thought the 3.5 mill we paid was a bargain, and I was one of the few who wanted him in the team from the first game he was available. No coincidence he was not named in the European squads twice, and was on the bench for eight more European games. Imagine our best CB being wasted in the stand or on the bench while we got beaten in nearly every game.
It took until Rohl came in and spotted his qualities and potential for Fernandez to get his proper chance. Shocking decision by prior management to let him rot for that long.

23 Feb 2026 12:21:02
I know we've been linked with Watt from Motherwell, but the lad is a smashing player.

23 Feb 2026 13:39:13
Meant to put the other midfielder, just.

23 Feb 2026 14:45:20
Both are very good and would improve our squad.

Cameron would also improve us if given a chance.

23 Feb 2026 14:55:50
Just shows a great knack of timing his runs behind the defence. Cracking player.

23 Feb 2026 15:32:29
SOS, what other player?

23 Feb 2026 17:12:16
Just playing well with them because they play the way that suits him. We don't play that way, and I don't think we ever will. That's why. Wouldn't sign him.

23 Feb 2026 17:13:07
Maybe these players at Motherwell look good because the manager there plays to their strengths, and his system suits their style of play.

Would they fit into Danny Rohl's system and style?

23 Feb 2026 18:36:40
Or is it possible we play like this because we don't yet have the players to do what he'd like, Storm? If he is interested in them, then maybe he wants to. None of our mids look to go behind like Just does. I'm not sure we've entirely seen the style Rohl wants yet, because he's just been working with what he has till now.

23 Feb 2026 19:06:38
I think we will get players to play more in the style Rohl wants to play, and the ones we have will become more adept as they become better used to what is needed. He has had 19 league games since he became manager, and has had at most 1 day between games to coach that system. He made us difficult to beat first, and the attacking part will still take longer.

But if you consider his first 19 league games, he has won 14, drawn 4 and lost 1; he isn't doing that badly so far. Compare that to Motherwell under Askou, with 7 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses in his first 19. Since then, 6 wins and 2 draws. So it takes a while to get a team playing as you want them to.

23 Feb 2026 19:12:24
Mikey Moore easily our best, most attack-minded attacking midfielder who can make things happen. 👌 🇬🇧

24 Feb 2026 10:42:39
Elliot Watt is a fantastic player in that number 6 role. We should absolutely be going after him in the summer.

24 Feb 2026 10:58:45
Kasier, it's just my opinion on the boy. I don't think we would play to his strengths, but if we did sign him I would hope he would turn out to be a gem. Also, as Angus says, Rohl hasn't had a lot of time on the training field. One day here, one day there, though I think he would have had a decent amount of time.

The only thing I would say to Angus is that it's Motherwell he is doing this with; making average players into great players is harder to do with a team like Motherwell and his budget, so I don't think it's fair to compare either team, especially with the difference in budget.

24 Feb 2026 13:21:43
Storm, I can't disagree with that, but I wonder if it is easier in a way to do it at Motherwell, where the demands are less. I don't know enough to make that distinction, but he has done very well to even get them to 4th from 8th last season with a lot of the same squad.
I do agree that he has managed to turn average players into a cohesive unit. So, I also think that just buying a player who plays well for Motherwell and expecting him to come to us and do the same isn't a given.

Neither would have got the same understanding when things weren't going as well earlier in the season, and that might have killed the confidence in what he was trying early.
We see a good player as fans and want to buy him, but your point on whether we play to that player's strengths, or whether he fits into our style, is well made.

24 Feb 2026 22:33:17
Think, until Rohl replaces Dio and Raskin in the middle, maybe right back, and another forward, we won't know the kinda style he wants long term. Half the team is still what he inherited.

25 Feb 2026 13:42:20
I reckon Rohl will look to sell Raskin and Barron before Diomande, who seems to suit his system better. I can see him replacing the smaller players first with bigger, stronger players who track back and defend when we are countered, and get forward when we high press in attack.

22 Feb 2026 14:26:32
No sign of Antman is he the one with the bigger injury?

23 Feb 2026 09:19:53
Would make sense. Was out before, maybe a setback.

23 Feb 2026 12:46:02
I think the Chermiti experiment has to end. He's hopeless. I can't imagine that most Rangers fans didn't have their heads in their hands when they saw him leading the line himself. Showing up in 2 games doesn't make him a Rangers striker. He's not good enough to even be the third-choice striker, let alone the first.

23 Feb 2026 14:26:47
Chermiti has had far more than two good games. I think you must mean a couple of outstanding games, Marko: two games against Hearts, four goals; two games against Celtic, two goals. Cool, you see nothing, but some do.

23 Feb 2026 15:31:12
Sorry, are you saying he was brilliant against Hearts in the game we got beat? You're having a laugh. 😂 Do you really believe we can win the league with a big useless lump up front that's scored in 4 games all season? Look at the stats. Rangers had played something like 19 competitive games before he scored, and he then took another 10-12 to score again.

After he scored against Celtic, it was something like 12-13 before he scored against Hearts. He offers nothing. You're absolutely kidding yourself if you think he will ever be the long term solution.

23 Feb 2026 15:32:22
Be honest, my star. You see Chermiti is leading the line against Motherwell, Hibs, Livi. You're sitting there going 'Brilliant, should be plenty of goals today?'

23 Feb 2026 15:38:25
Also, he's played against Hearts 3 times this season, and great he scored a hat trick, but he didn't show up in the other 2, unless you count a goal in the 96 min that mattered not a jot.

We've also played Celtic 3 times, but I'm not sure if he played all 3. I'd love to be proven wrong about Chermiti, but I won't be because he's hopeless.

23 Feb 2026 15:45:08
I think when Naderi gets fully fit, and gets to know the team more, it will benefit Chermiti big time. I hope he gets pelters running up to Sunday's game, as he will probably have a great game.

Not his no1 fan, but he has something and is still young, and would have been given more time by some if we had one striker banging them in week in, week out, so not the same pressure on him.

23 Feb 2026 17:42:19
Marko, I'm saying he's had many more good games than the couple you mention. You see nothing. Fair enough; that tells me enough about you, mate. I really can't be arsed talking about young footballers with plenty of ability when posters like yourself see nothing.

23 Feb 2026 17:59:08
Oh sorry my star, you're one of those blinkered supporters that thinks they're a better fan than everybody else because you blindly follow 😂 don't argue then back up the rubbish you're spouting with facts? What games you talking about? Was he assisting in these games.

What exactly does he bring. You're typical of what's wrong on this site. Think the rubbish you talk holds more weight than any opinion you disagree with 🙄

23 Feb 2026 18:02:07
Just to be clear, you think a Rangers number 9 should have scored in 4 games, 1 in a defeat when it was meaningless 2/3 into a season? Don't give me the 'he's 21' rubbish. Many a player at Rangers has flourished by 21. He's utter garbage.

23 Feb 2026 18:13:18
Marko can't you see the point am making, I'm not interested in any chat with you on Chermiti, clearly you can't see the young talented footballers with plenty of ability I can.
Utter garbage only tells me more about you mate, now away and bother someone else with your clueless chat, as I'm not interested.

23 Feb 2026 18:45:28
Looks like Coldo has grown a pair. 😳😉🤣🤣

23 Feb 2026 18:47:28
Nadsri had a patchy injury record when we signed him. I still think we vastly overpaid, and I'm not surprised he is already missing games with injury.

23 Feb 2026 18:48:12
Hope he can get over it and play regularly, as he looks like a workhorse player who gives his all.

23 Feb 2026 19:00:34
First off I'm not your mate and you're just proving my point because you can't come up with any games other than Hearts or Celtic where he was good. You can't even say what he's bringing to the party. Tells me you're just one of the sheep. We have a defender who's played about 10 games less than Chermiti and got 6 goals. You just like spouting your nonsense on here pretending you know what you're talking about 😂 keep telling yourself you don't want an argument, you don't have one that's your problem.

God forbid anyone with a bit more knowledge about football than you (and that's not much) has a differing opinion. Your argument is all we need is a striker who's played scores in 4 games a season 🤣🤣🤣

23 Feb 2026 19:08:12
Star it is coldo. stop arguing back with him. he is getting his pantie creaming kicks when you do it.

23 Feb 2026 19:26:59
Never knew that was the numpty, Angus. I've let myself down, lol, mate.

23 Feb 2026 19:31:15
This would be funny if it wasn't tragic, to think concern was being expressed and a chance to chat offered, if it is Coldo.

23 Feb 2026 22:01:59
re Chermiti's games, assuming that 7 is a good score both Hearts games where he scored, Celtic, St Mirren 2-1 win ; Kilmarnock 3-1 win; Ludogorets game. in most games before Rohl he was a sub and difficult to influence games when only getting a few minutes.

24 Feb 2026 11:04:00
Subs make impacts in the game all the time Angus you can't use that as an excuse for him.
If it is coldo he is right about one thing anyone that doesn't rate Chermiti all mysta says is that tells me everything about you now that is just embarrassing because he had said Rothwell was a player and he wasn't and I could list a lot more players that have came and failed that he said was a player so does that tell us everything about what you know? Absolutely nothing.


This place is getting boring because you can't have an opinion going against another fan just to be told you don't know anything 😬 it's madness

24 Feb 2026 13:34:51
Storm, you can have an opinion but I agree it can be difficult at times to take some of the grief being given for holding that opinion. Sometimes though it is just the way we all write things, and I don't think there is ever, or rarely, any real malice in it, especially from the regulars.

Re subs, I was talking about the player ratings they got and using 7/10 as being decent. As a sub, they have little time to actually increase their player ratings. I wasn't aware, but they start at a base of 6.0, so unless they come on and get a goal or an assist, it is difficult to boost that significantly.


For Chermiti, he was often coming on for less than 20 minutes as the lone target man for a team that struggled to create chances. Once he was starting, those stats averages have increased, and I think his general play has improved, if not his goal scoring.
I think he does a lot well, but has a lot to improve on. You and others disagree, and only time will tell. He can do it on occasion, so we need to find a way for him to do it more often, and then we will all be happy(ier).

24 Feb 2026 14:33:45
Some clearly can't tell the difference with players showing their capabilities wearing a Rangers strip.

25 Feb 2026 19:50:51
That would clearly be you then, My star. Rangers had 31 shots against Livi. Want to have a guess how many Chermiti had? 1.

22 Feb 2026 03:38:04
If we didn't keep Souttar like a lot of fans say they wouldn't.

Kelly as well

Sell Barron like a big percent say.

Already 2-3 players short for quota for euro so that's like 5-6 shirt what are we to do in Europe go with 19 man squad?

We need to keep the best of Scottish that we as a country have that our club can attract and afford

Who replaces Souttar with. McKenna?

Barron? McClean? Gauld?

Kelly? Clarke?

We weaken our squad without those players c'mon man there's a bigger picture that most don't take into account

I'm looking for names to replace the Scot's trained and Rangers trained players mentioned above

22 Feb 2026 08:25:43
The lad Hamilton who plays for Dundee is a good player. He is not scared to push forward from midfield, and he has an eye for goal as well. I think he is 27 years old.

22 Feb 2026 08:58:35
Souttar could have been replaced with the young CB from Dundee, Luke Graham. No need to replace Kelly as backup. I highly doubt Barron will be sold this summer. More chance of Raskin leaving than anyone else.



Souttar breaks down with injury far too often. Those players need to go. Sadly, it looks like Sterling is another who cannot be trusted to stay fit. Ability means nothing when it is sat in the stands.

22 Feb 2026 10:25:23
Luke Graham is a left-sided centre half, and in no way, imo, would be a replacement for Souttar, RohlWithCheese. 🤔 Souttar is nowhere near as injured as Sterling, and he hasn't missed as many games over the last couple of seasons as he did previously. I'm delighted he's signed a new contract to stay with us. 😁

22 Feb 2026 11:24:02
Soapy, a no-brainer for an extension. Yes, he has a mistake in him, but his blocks alone have saved us from some doings over the years. He will probably drop down to 3rd choice with the ins and outs at the back, but still get plenty of game time.

22 Feb 2026 11:33:52
Cheese, how many games has he missed the last couple of seasons? Not many, so this 'he's always injured' is a false start.

22 Feb 2026 12:17:58
Souttar is our next captain. He will stay, as he should. Same as Barron. Sterling, unfortunately, has to be pampered like Roofe.

22 Feb 2026 12:32:44
Any Scottish keeper bench anyhoo.

Findlay, Hearts.
Barron is decent, but Devlin just as good. Other options too.
Penrice another option.

We were already light on domestic, not hard to replace guys we have.

22 Feb 2026 12:38:23
Market - Ethan Hamilton has been a standout this season. He looks like a Rohl player. Tall and physical, but good on the ball. He was rated higher than McTominay when they were on the verge of the Man United first team. Not sure what went wrong, but I can see him getting in the Scotland squad next season.

22 Feb 2026 12:45:17
John Souttar is the best last-line defender in Scotland by a long way. His job is to make those last gasp blocks, to throw himself at the ball, to make that vital clearance. Don't expect anything else, even though he can hit a mean diagonal pass, and watch him for what he actually brings, not the Beckenbauer some seem to think he should be.

22 Feb 2026 12:47:40
Why all the need for Scottish players for Europe? We never play them. Only Barron and Souttar are getting game time, the rest are just bench fillers.

22 Feb 2026 12:53:37
Sorry, you're all correct. We need Souttar. There was no alternative. Silly me.

22 Feb 2026 12:53:46
Just to point out that, if we are talking about keeping the required number of Scots for European competition, Devlin is Australian, so while he may be a positional replacement for Barron, it would reduce our Scots by one.
There is no reason why Souttar could not be replaced by a left-footed centre back, as it is obvious that Fernandez is right-footed and could just move over.


I've also liked the look of Hamilton at Dundee, tall and aggressive, but can also play a bit.

22 Feb 2026 13:00:25
Kelly leaves on a free in a few months, along with most of our 1st and 2nd choice defenders, who are either OOC or at the end of loans. Kelly, Wright, Tavernier, Souttar, Aarons, Djiga, Cornelius, Meghoma are all away unless some of the OOC players are offered extensions. Add other loans and OOC players, and our 1st team squad will be down roughly 12 players by the end of this season. That's before we sell several players. Summer will be one of the biggest squad rebuilds we have seen yet since returning to the top flight.

No stress though, I'm sure plenty of deals are being negotiated and finalised as this season progresses, ready in time for a flurry of summer announcements when the window opens and we can announce them all officially.
I would expect to see one of our strongest teams in a long time, and one that will romp the league and have a good run in Europe.
Until then, let's get that double done and dusted.

22 Feb 2026 13:19:45
I've never heard anyone say sell Barron. Absolutely brilliant pre-injury. Plus, Souttar is better than most give him credit for. Some errors, for sure. If he didn't have that, he'd be elsewhere. Btw, Saliba makes errors too. Even Gough, our greatest ever defender, made errors. Time to stop constantly moaning and start supporting.

22 Feb 2026 14:49:16
Cheese, no one's saying he's amazing, but you used 'he always breaks down' as a premise for getting rid of him, not his football ability.

22 Feb 2026 15:46:32
Forever, I also like Findlay, mate. Always thought he was more than a decent defender.

I know most will say not good enough, blah blah, but I think he's a good, solid defender who could be a 4th choice for us.

Liam Lindsay is also a very good player. I'd say he's better than Findlay.

22 Feb 2026 16:26:16
Souttar has been rubbish today.

Is the club still scouting Luke Graham?

22 Feb 2026 16:27:27
Carson, I'm happy to extend that to his ability. Not good enough, and he has a history of being injured. I'd rather Rangers replaced him, but it's too late for that now.

22 Feb 2026 21:40:00
If John Souttar is our next captain, then Lord help us.

23 Feb 2026 01:21:42
Possibly we extended Souttar by 1 year as backup to the new guys coming in the summer, plus we can get a small fee for him 1mill if we can get all our defensive targets, and we need a minimum defence of GK Butland,
RB Sterling
RCB Souttar
LCB Fernandez
LB Rommens
All our other GK, RB, RCB, LCB, LB options are free agents or end of loan, with the exception of Nsiala. Wonder if Rohl tried a pairing of Fernandez as RCB and Nsiala as LCB could actually work with stronger LBs and RBs in Rommens and Sterling.
Souttar was utter mince again today and has zero chance of being captain of Rangers. His injury history on both legs has ruined his potential since he was a teen at Dundee United onwards.

He wasn't good enough for a mediocre Hearts side that released him on a free. The best last-line defender in Scotland, yet several defenders are statistically strides ahead of him and have poorer defensive partners. If he never had Fernandez (who is now officially the top-scoring CB in Europe now) beside him to save him when he gets outpaced by attackers, we would not still be chasing the title and cup. We will need a more reliable and better defender than Souttar to partner Fernandez next season if we are serious about a treble and a good run in Europe. Souttar wouldn't even get into Hearts 1st team right now. Time for John to move on. Hard to be a captain from a treatment table.

23 Feb 2026 09:20:49
Ah, mixed up with the other guy. What's the guy's name? Hearts' Scottish player who came up from England but played here as a youth. Scored the other day, I'm sure.

23 Feb 2026 12:41:06
Souttar showed yesterday why he shouldn't have got a new deal. He's just not good enough. He's cost us 4 goals in the last 3 games, is weak in the air, falls asleep, and gives away too many cheap free kicks. If he's a regular starter next season, never mind captain, then we are in big trouble.

21 Feb 2026 09:16:09
Daily Record reporting we're entering into contract talks with Nico Raskin. Anyone aware of any truth in this? He's out most valuable asset so would be ideal to extend his contract and put a clause in so we can get some guaranteed dough for him after World Cup, assuming he plays and plays well.

21 Feb 2026 10:23:14
Yeah, man, barring injury, Nico won't be here next season.

21 Feb 2026 10:58:45
He will sign a new contract to make sure the club gets top dollar for him.

21 Feb 2026 11:09:36
He has never wanted to leave and has rejected multiple offers to do so, I can tell you that factually.

He loves it here.

21 Feb 2026 12:25:33
A season in the Champions League would add millions to the squad in general. I hope we keep the likes of Nico and Fernandez for that very reason. Even a good Europa League run would do me.

I think the draw we got this year just came a season too early. A similar draw next season, and I think Danny could get us to the later rounds.

21 Feb 2026 12:35:46
There is a buy-out clause in his current deal that we're looking to increase, while, obviously, making sure the player and agent are equally compensated.

In other words, it's not necessarily a step to commit his future to the club.

21 Feb 2026 12:55:33
If his current deal is until 2028, it's a wise thing to do, but not urgent. If he gets an increase in wages, and we get an increase in his buy-out clause, it's a win for all concerned.

21 Feb 2026 12:57:26
Great post, Yoke!

21 Feb 2026 13:16:11
Looking after our asset.

21 Feb 2026 14:21:49
Hopefully the performance level goes up.

21 Feb 2026 14:38:48
He's never said he doesn't want to leave, only that he will leave on his own terms, kinda like he did in Belgium.

People need to remember his time in Belgium and realise he is not a Rangers supporter like we are.

Maybe he has a soft spot for the club going forward, but not like us. Top team comes in, he's gone or working his ticket, simple as that.

21 Feb 2026 14:39:09
And as long as we get a decent fee, I'm ok with that.

21 Feb 2026 15:42:41
Ehl, how much is the buy-out clause?

21 Feb 2026 18:02:33
Slim S, I wrote six months ago that he has a 12 million euro buyout, which we are desperate to increase.
I was shot down, many saying not true.

21 Feb 2026 18:36:14
John, you did that.
We are protecting ourselves by not giving him another contract. If we win the league and qualify for the Champions League, I'm thinking he stays; if he is not sold for far more than 12 million euros, hopefully he has a great World Cup.

21 Feb 2026 18:39:07
That's an absolute pittance for a man of his ability and credentials, John.

If we're going to keep these buy-out clauses, they need to protect the club and not help the player more than us.

My price on Raskin would be £25m.



That doesn't mean we'll get that, but the whole point of a buy-out is to ensure the club are secure in case of an attractive offer.

Other clubs have hundreds of millions in players worth £80m, for example.

21 Feb 2026 18:52:07
You did, John. I can't remember anyone saying you were wrong; maybe a few saying it was mad the club did that, as I remember saying all the power was with Raskin and his club, as he had only 6 months or so left on his deal.

21 Feb 2026 19:03:41
Sorry, by giving him another contract.

21 Feb 2026 19:14:44
Cheers, John.
Never noticed your post back then. I would hope that can be increased.

21 Feb 2026 20:45:05
Slim, I haven't personally seen it. However, rumours tend to vary between £10-12m.

21 Feb 2026 21:23:38
Would take £12m for Raskin, to be honest. Hopefully he has a good Euros and it bumps the price up, however.

22 Feb 2026 00:02:02
I respect you, EHL, and John, but I think that is a load of s***, tbf. He would have been snapped up for 12 million euro.

22 Feb 2026 01:24:19
Mentioned this a few days ago, yes, apparently talks have begun. Regardless, though, even if a new contract is signed, he may well be sold in the summer.

22 Feb 2026 01:30:45
Raskin's current valuation is 12 mill euros. That could increase if we win the league and cup. 25 mill is Bassey-level money, and Raskin is miles off his standard.
Raskin has had little success at Rangers, and consistent dips in performance and long periods of injury have held him back from achieving his true potential, which in turn has affected his valuation. Beale negotiated a 1.3 mill euros deal to get Raskin 6 months before he became a free agent in Belgium.
I think 12 mill euros is a fair price, as Rohl could use that to rebuild our midfield with 3 new young rising talents who could potentially net us bigger sale fees than Raskin. Dahl is a better midfielder than Raskin and has the potential to achieve a far higher fee than Raskin, as Dahl is a more complete midfielder than Raskin will ever be. Raskin is a very good CDM and nothing more, hence his performances improving under Rohl, where he is predominantly used as 1 of the 2 CDMs in Rohl's favourite 4231 formation, CDM in defence and pivots to CM in attack.

Even his stats for Belgium show he excels best as a CDM, as his higher performance stats predominantly show defensive midfield qualities, same as when he played in Belgium as a CDM.
If we get offered 12 mill euros in the summer, bite their hands off, as the longer Nico stays without extensions the less money we will reap on his sale. Sell him in the summer and reinvest in new talents.
Likely he will be on the bench at the World Cup for Belgium if all their key top-five league midfielders are 100% fit. If he gets selected for the World Cup, in such a prestigious competition that every country wants to win, there are always surprising non-selections by managers for various reasons.
Best of luck to the lad, both for the World Cup and wherever he ends up going after this season. Under Rohl, I think Raskin and Barron were an excellent CDM pairing, more on the defensive side, as Diomande and Chukwuani make an excellent pairing too, more on the attacking side.

22 Feb 2026 06:13:40
I think you'll find that the buyout clause will increase to anything around the £15million-£20million mark on Nico Raskin if he does sign a new, longer-term contract on a bigger salary. 🤔 I honestly think Raskin would be happy enough to do that, and clearly loves playing for Rangers. 👍 🇬🇧

22 Feb 2026 06:29:22
Quite interesting that no teams took a punt at £10-£12m buy out in the winter. Would be pleased to hear if the player turned down a move and is looking to extend.

I really like Raskin and hope he stays but I don't think he's irreplaceable.

22 Feb 2026 09:06:30
When Raskin first arrived, he made it clear he sees his future in England, and I believe he even mentioned Chelsea specifically. Buyout clauses aren't normally placed in contracts, so if there is one there, the player or his agent has put it there.

If a bid from England came in, they wouldn't want a hefty price tag standing in the way of any potential move. Buyout clauses aren't simply placed there to protect the club, as someone else wrote. They are often there for the benefit of the player.

22 Feb 2026 09:33:04
Stevie, the whole point of a buyout clause is to protect the player, not the club.

Let's not forget that Raskin, for half of his contract, barely played games due to injury or being out of favour.

We woulda taken 10 mill for him and ran 1.5 years ago.

22 Feb 2026 09:58:45
We should be building our team around Raskin, making him captain and letting him play his natural game.

22 Feb 2026 12:24:30
No worries, RFC22. Simply just sharing rumours and responding to questions.

22 Feb 2026 12:43:33
If Celtic are getting offered 25m for Engles, how much will Rangers get offered for Raskin? It should be way more than 12m euros. Hopefully he has a great World Cup.

22 Feb 2026 13:10:58
Raskin did say in an interview his dream move would be Chelsea, but with the billions they squander trying to buy success, Raskin ain't ever getting a move there. Belgium or Holland are more his level.

23 Feb 2026 01:35:25
Wasn't very good again tonight v a 12th-place team, hence other clubs are not rushing to buy him.
Luckily, Fernandez and Moore saved us further embarrassment against a bang-average side. With both Raskin and Souttar being mince again, the sooner both are moved out and replaced with 2 stronger, more consistent, talented units, the sooner our defence will stop letting teams crash through our right side.


As Livi did today with ease, Skov Olsen, other than the odd flash of his true talent, is showing no reason for us to finalise the purchase option, and on current performances to date will be heading back to Wolfsburg's bench.

23 Feb 2026 09:24:52
I agree with you, Mystar. The problem is, or was, that when he came in originally he had the power with only a short term on his contract, and with that clause John mentioned, the power will still be with him.

With his contract starting to wind down too, he might insist the clause not be too high, so he can more or less pick his club.

20 Feb 2026 18:56:55
Alright guys, posted before but got got absolutely slated and called a tim haha, so here goes.

I know a few people in the media here in Scotland and 1 down south, there is serious interest in Fernandez from down south and in France with lens apparently having had scouts over. Also Rommens apparently has told the management team he isn't happy here and wants out in the summer( no idea why) this comes from a guy I highly trust and have no reason to doubt his info.

20 Feb 2026 19:42:45
Why on earth would Rommens want to leave already?

20 Feb 2026 19:49:48
If that's Rommens playing while he is unhappy, can't wait to see him with a smile on his face.

20 Feb 2026 19:54:05
The Rommens part is complete nonsense, and I can 100% confirm that from someone very close to the squad. Fernandez, it is widely known, is being scouted by multiple European and English sides.

20 Feb 2026 19:54:23
Not going to slaughter you, but there is no way Rommens has said he wants out less than 6 weeks here.

20 Feb 2026 20:36:49
I'm led to believe Tuur left Westerlo for 3.6 million with his team due a 15% cut of his future sale. He was supposedly only making 3k a week in Belgium and is now on 8/9k a week at RFC, so jumping ship after less than 2 months, whilst getting 3x his old wages and living in elegant and expensive accommodation, paid for by the club, seems unlikely. If he isn't happy, slap 10 million on him and let him go in May.

No more room for sentiment for our squad. It's a business. Losing out on vast transfer fees, Morelos, Kent, etc. is a thing of the past. Especially now that qualifying for the Champions League will be almost impossible due to all other Scottish teams being embarrassing in Europe, all transfer offers will be considered.

20 Feb 2026 20:52:21
I can see why you were called a tim last time

20 Feb 2026 21:02:29
Yeah, I don't believe the Rommens part, sorry, man.

20 Feb 2026 21:04:27
Is John Terry his neighbour? 🤔 lol.

20 Feb 2026 21:52:08
At least defend yourself, if you don't you are 100% an east ender

20 Feb 2026 22:57:52
Storm. 😅😅

20 Feb 2026 23:06:24
Vanish "might" remove the stains.

21 Feb 2026 00:01:38
His reaction against Hearts seemed like he enjoyed being a Rangers player.

21 Feb 2026 02:47:41
TJBB56, some stains can't be removed from the brain. All about?

21 Feb 2026 07:55:57
What was your last post that made people call you a Tim? I'm curious to know if it ended up true lol.

21 Feb 2026 08:48:13
Has anyone ever noticed that every time this/these time wasting zero poster/s start a post, it's basically the same repetitive introduction, wording, and discussion? Why even bother?

Look, whoever you are, your post is a steaming pile of Gladys Knight. Have you not got some tennis balls to throw? Or eat?

21 Feb 2026 06:32:32
Your 0 0 score says you haven't posted before.

21 Feb 2026 10:50:13
What's wrong? You had a wee glance over our end and saw the Rohl train coming, with Big Rommens being the engine powering it!

So you thought, as a know-it-all, I'll jump on the Rangers page and talk absolute Jimmy White.

If it sounds like a tim and looks like a tim, then it's a tim.

21 Feb 2026 11:00:30
I smell Timothy.

21 Feb 2026 13:32:26
All that tells me is that it's a worried tim that thinks Rommens is an excellent player.

21 Feb 2026 14:40:37
Not happy. What a joke. Wouldn't have signed if he was not coming to Scotland, sorry, but sounds like nonsense to me.

21 Feb 2026 14:42:12
Zero Zero poster coming in with a whopper already. You can smell the desperate panic from the other side of the city.

22 Feb 2026 01:38:55
I can 150% confirm that The OPs post and info us utter tripe,
The 2 clubs at the top of the interest pack for Fernandez are top quality bundesliga clubs, Borrusia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, Rommens is very happy at Ibrox
and his best performances are yet to come, 2 gubbins for coming for Celtic soon are you crapping it OP you should be with your straw hat defence that's going to get ripped wide open by our overloads, beating Hearts isn't for everyone ;)
The conference league awaits thee.

22 Feb 2026 09:42:07
The views of some on here are baffling. I had another username, and that is why it says my first post. All I can do is post the info that's been passed on to me. Regardless of what Rommens is being paid, or where he is staying, that doesn't necessarily mean he is happy.

Also, I'm being told that Fernandez to Lens, as I also stated, has serious traction.

22 Feb 2026 12:42:16
Other username?

20 Feb 2026 17:28:48
I've heard that two more players from Westerlo have been recommended to us. Arthur Piedfort and Nacho Ferri.

20 Feb 2026 19:26:39
If they're anything like Rommens, we'll take them.