Thelo Aasgaard nears Anderlecht loan as Rangers reject Nicolas Raskin bid

Rangers midfielder Thelo Aasgaard is approaching a reported loan move to Anderlecht, while the Ibrox club have rejected Besiktas’ loan bid for Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin. The two developments leave the Rangers midfielders at different stages of the transfer process: Aasgaard is due to undergo a medical after an offer was accepted, while the approach for Raskin has been turned down.

BBC Sport reports that Aasgaard is on the verge of joining Anderlecht on loan. He will now head to Brussels for a medical after Rangers accepted an offer for the Norway international. The prospective move has therefore advanced, but it has not been completed.

Thelo Aasgaard set for medical before proposed Anderlecht loan

Aasgaard has scored one goal in five appearances this season. Signed from Luton in 2025, the 24-year-old Norway international’s Rangers contract runs until 2029. The proposed loan would consequently take place while his existing Rangers deal still has several years to run.

The longer-term structure of the proposed agreement remains unclear. BBC Sport reports that it is unclear whether Anderlecht would hold an option to sign Aasgaard permanently or would be obliged to make the deal permanent.

An option and an obligation represent different possible routes beyond the proposed loan. An option would leave a permanent transfer dependent on a later decision, while an obligation would require the deal to become permanent under the agreement. Neither structure has been established by the report, so the development remains a proposed loan rather than a confirmed permanent departure.

The clearest current position is that Rangers have accepted an offer and Aasgaard will head to Brussels for a medical. Those are significant steps towards the reported switch, but they do not make him an Anderlecht player yet. The loan remains incomplete, while its possible route to a permanent transfer is still unclear.

That distinction is important when assessing the status of the move. Aasgaard is on the verge of a loan move rather than at the end of a completed transfer. The forthcoming medical remains part of the process described by BBC Sport after Rangers accepted the offer.

Rangers turn down Besiktas loan bid for Nicolas Raskin

Raskin’s situation is at a different point. Rangers have rejected a loan bid from Besiktas for the 25-year-old Belgium midfielder. He has been consistently linked with a move away from Glasgow after impressing during the World Cup.

The rejection establishes the outcome of the Besiktas proposal without confirming a departure for Raskin. The midfielder remains the subject of transfer interest, but the specified loan bid from Besiktas has been turned down.

Raskin has missed Rangers’ past two matches amid transfer speculation. Manager Derek McInnes nevertheless insisted that the midfielder had been “good as gold” during that period, addressing his conduct while interest in a move continued.

McInnes retained an explicit condition when discussing what Raskin should do next. “Until an offer comes in that the club need to consider, Nico just has to knuckle down and train,” the Rangers manager said.

The manager also attributed the interest to Raskin’s quality and expressed his desire to work with good players. “He’s getting interest because he’s a good player. I want to work with good players. We just needs to wait and see how things develop.”

Those comments leave the position conditional on whether an offer arrives that Rangers need to consider. The identified Besiktas loan bid was rejected, while McInnes said Raskin should train until such an offer comes in and that Rangers need to wait and see how the situation develops.

Two Rangers decisions without two completed departures

Rangers have made two contrasting decisions across the midfield situations: accepting an offer for Aasgaard and rejecting Besiktas’ loan bid for Raskin. Neither decision represents a completed departure for the player involved.

Aasgaard is closer to a reported switch because he will head to Brussels for a medical after Rangers accepted an offer, but the loan has not been completed and its potential permanent structure is unclear. Raskin remains the subject of interest after Rangers rejected Besiktas’ proposal, with McInnes saying that the midfielder should continue training under the condition he set out.

The immediate picture is therefore divided. Aasgaard is nearing a reported loan move to Anderlecht, with a medical still ahead. Rangers have rejected Besiktas’ loan bid for Raskin, while McInnes has said the club must wait and see how things develop.