Todd Cantwell has already seen for himself just how persuasive Michael Beale can be when he gets to sit his transfer targets down man to man.
And he has no doubts the Ibrox gaffer’s charms will be just as effective this summer as Beale gets to work on phase two of his Rangers rebuild. A linchpin of the Londoner’s sales pitch is making sure he can meet with prospective recruits face to face rather than holding signing talks over Zoom.
It was that personal touch which impressed Cantwell when Beale flew south to convince the then Norwich midfielder to quit Carrow Road and become his first addition back in January. It worked on Nico Raskin, too, when the 22-year-old agreed to join a week later from Belgian outfit Standard Liege. And Beale demonstrated last week he remains just as keen to go the distance to secure his top targets after jetting out to Rome in pursuit of further recruits.
