Rangers have won the Nicolas Raskin race with a combination of bonuses and sell-on initiatives, it is claimed.
The Belgian midfielder flew into Edinburgh on Monday and was spotted at the Premiership side's Auchenhowie training base ahead of becoming Michael Beale's second signing as Light Blues boss after Todd Cantwell. Raskin has been keen to move on from Standard Liege and has got his wish with just six months remaining on his contract, and it has allowed Rangers to swoop in with a value-for-money offer.
It had been widely reported in Belgium and then relayed in the UK Liege were to receive £1.7m flatout fee and a 20 per cent sell-on clause. But according to new information by Sudinfo, while Liege will receive their original demand and potential future fee on Raskin's next move, the Ibrox club have managed to secure their man for half of that €2m up-front, coming in at approximately £881k. It is a deal that comes with substantial add-ons to reach the original asking price, with bonuses included in the contract potentially costing Rangers an additional €700k-800k (£617k-£705k).
Those terms have proven enough to beat other European offers. Bundesliga club Stuttgart had offered €1.4m (£1.2m) to Standard Liege but the bonuses were much less compared to the Glasgow giant’s equivalent. Spanish interest also cropped up from Mallorca, offering up the same fee Rangers had. Their attempt was in vain while Napoli, Club Brugge, Galatasaray and Marseille have all been touted as potential suitors in recent weeks.
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