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Nico Raskin future remains unresolved
The Nico Raskin future remains unresolved. The Rangers midfielder says he is "really happy" at the club but cannot confirm whether he will stay beyond his current contract, which runs until 2028. The Belgium international looked set to leave Ibrox in the summer.
Raskin, 25, signed from Standard Liege in January 2023. He was widely expected to leave Ibrox after representing Belgium at the 2026 World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final and were knocked out by eventual winners Spain.
After missing a few games amid speculation about his future, Raskin has become a mainstay in Derek McInnes' side. He scored in Rangers' 2-2 draw at Dundee in their last Scottish Premiership match. Rangers host St Johnstone on Saturday.
Contract Talks and Club Stance
Asked if he had expected to leave in the summer, Raskin said: "Of course, when you're an ambitious player, you want to keep going higher and higher and higher, so I thought there was a point where maybe I could try to go and get a new challenge after the World Cup."
He added: "But like I said, I've never been pushing for something because I'm really happy here, it's a big club. This club helped me to join the Belgian national team, which is a big thing. So I'm really calm with that."
Raskin also said: "I'm happy; the manager has been amazing with me since he arrived, so it was good this year to have that support from the manager."
He described his approach during the speculation: "I was quite calm in the game, just taking it day by day, training after training to see where that would take me."
On a new deal, Raskin said: "I don't know, it's not up to me. It's up to the club. I'm just trying to work every day as hard as I can and try to give a good performance on the pitch and see what happens."
He added: "If something comes and everybody would be happy with it, then I would have looked to see if I could do it or not. But I don't need to push anything."
McInnes on Raskin's Value
McInnes also expected Raskin to move on but is more than happy to be working with him. On contract discussions, the Gers boss said: "I normally leave those sort of contract discussions between the club, the player and the agent."
"But if there was an opportunity to work with Nico beyond that, then obviously it's something that I would not be against. I'm enjoying working with him, but equally I understand players may well have other aspirations."
McInnes added: "Nico said to me that he could have had one or two things that he could have jumped at in the transfer window. But he's keen to be here and be part of a successful team."
What to Watch Next
Raskin's immediate focus is on Rangers' Scottish Premiership fixture against St Johnstone on Saturday. Beyond that, his future depends on whether an offer arrives that satisfies both the player and the club.
McInnes said: "Unless something comes up that really turns his head and really turns Rangers' head, then we keep working together. And how long that remains, whether it's to the end of the season or whether it's beyond that, too many things can happen."
The original report is from skysports.com.
