Rangers are dealing with two midfield decisions at once. Thelo Aasgaard is on the verge of a loan move to Anderlecht, while the club have rejected a loan bid from Beşiktaş for Nicolas Raskin. Aasgaard will head to Brussels for a medical, with Rangers choosing to keep Raskin in place for the moment.

Aasgaard's move to Brussels

Aasgaard arrived from Luton in 2025 and has made five appearances this season, scoring one goal. That is not much of a runway for a long stay, and a loan spell looks like a straight way to get him minutes elsewhere without closing the door on his Rangers contract, which runs until 2029.

Anderlecht's recent form also makes the move easier to understand. They arrive off a WDLDD run and have a 3-1 home win over Hammarby FF in that stretch. For Rangers, the more immediate point is simple enough: Aasgaard is heading for a medical in Brussels, and the club seem ready to let him go out temporarily.

Raskin stays in Glasgow for now

Raskin's situation is the opposite. Rangers have already turned down Beşiktaş's loan approach, even though the midfielder has attracted interest and missed Rangers' past two matches amid the speculation. Derek McInnes has said Raskin has been "good as gold" and added, "Until an offer comes in that the club need to consider, Nico just has to knuckle down and train,"

The case for keeping him is not hard to see from the numbers. Raskin has only one Premiership appearance so far in 2026, but McInnes has also said, "I've no doubts that, if the window closes and Nico's still a Rangers player, he'll give brilliant service as he's done previously." Beşiktaş, meanwhile, have won three of their last five listed matches, which shows why they are in the market, but Rangers have already shown where they stand on this bid.

The two moves now sit on different tracks. Aasgaard looks set for Brussels after his medical, while Raskin remains in Glasgow unless a better offer arrives before the window closes.

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