Nicolas Raskin swapped Standard Liège for Rangers in the winter market and the decision to join Michael Beale’s side saw him leave Belgium for the first time in his career.
The 22-year-old spent his youth career with three Belgian clubs before he was given a chance to feature for Genk’s first team in 2018.
A year later, the midfielder returned to Standard Liège and his displays for them convinced Rangers to buy him in January.
The Belgium U21 international has made five appearances for Rangers, which includes two league starts. His decision to move to the Ibrox was motivated by his firm desire to represent the national team in the near future.
Raskin made this claim during an interview with Eleven, and his comments are relayed by Walfoot.
“[Les Diables Rouges-national team] is the ultimate dream for a young Belgian. I think I needed to leave Belgium to show that I could play at my level in other leagues and in Europe, especially. It’s something that I would like to know a lot more, and more regularly,” he said.
The player is of the belief that featuring regularly for Rangers can help him achieve his dream of playing for Belgium.
“The club has enough fame to allow me to get there. Afterwards, there are a lot of good players in Belgium. Especially in the middle. I will have to perform everywhere, every time I go to play, to have luck to get there one day,” Raskin explained.
Raskin was part of the Belgium U21 squad that qualified for the U21 European championship in the summer. He’s likely to represent them later this year and impressing then would improve the Rangers midfielder’s chances of getting the first call up from the senior team.
