{"id":15410,"date":"2025-07-22T02:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/rangers-make-inquiries-to-sign-intriguing-stars\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T02:16:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:16:17","slug":"rangers-make-inquiries-to-sign-intriguing-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/rangers-make-inquiries-to-sign-intriguing-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers make inquiries to sign &#8220;intriguing&#8221; stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/rangers-make-inquiries-to-sign-intriguing-stars\/#Why_is_losing_Diomande_and_Ruskin_a_huge_blow_to_the_Ranger\" >Why is losing Diomande and Ruskin a huge blow to the Ranger?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/rangers-make-inquiries-to-sign-intriguing-stars\/#Rangers_Lodge_Teen_Talent_Inquiries\" >Rangers Lodge Teen Talent Inquiries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/rangers-make-inquiries-to-sign-intriguing-stars\/#Why_is_Bakanin_likely_to_become_the_next_Kamara_for_Rangers\" >Why is Bakanin likely to become the next Kamara for Rangers?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/rangers-make-inquiries-to-sign-intriguing-stars\/#As_essential_as_nsiala_the_team_is_very_interested_in_the_ranger_flop\" >As essential as nsiala: the team is very interested in the ranger flop<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Glasgow Rangers are scheduled to play for Ibrox in the first leg of the second round Champions League qualifiers on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>This was Russell Martin, the Scottish Premiership Giants who arrived this summer, and he hopes for a positive outcome as he returns to Greece next week.<\/p>\n<p>Both Mohamed Diomande and Nicolas Raskin have their teams named for the match, and both are set to appear in the middle of the Gers park.<\/p>\n<p>However, both players are also linked to moves away from Ibrox. Real Betis reportedly provided a move for Raskin, but Light Blues is preparing for a bid from Diomande&#8217;s Besiktas.<\/p>\n<p>This means that by the time the summer transfer window officially closes in early September, it&#8217;s still not known if they&#8217;re still with the Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>He was an impressive performer in the club&#8217;s premiership last season, so losing one or both would be a big blow for Martin.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-losing-diomande-and-raskin-would-be-a-big-blow-for-rangers\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_losing_Diomande_and_Ruskin_a_huge_blow_to_the_Ranger\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why is losing Diomande and Ruskin a huge blow to the Ranger?<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Diomande is a very versatile midfield option that can be played as a defensive, box-to-box, or attacking midfielder due to the wide range of attributes he has.<\/p>\n<p>Ivorian&#8217;s talent earned 55% of the duel, with 1.8 tackles and interceptions per game, and went along the distance of the Scottish Giants&#8217; four goals and seven assists in the premiership. This shows he can contribute to a team he doesn&#8217;t own in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n<p>Ruskin is a similar player in the sense that Belgian International is another central midfielder that can be used in numerous midfield roles due to the qualities of the ball up and down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>24\/25 Premiership<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nicholas Ruskin<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Mohamed Diomande<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>exterior<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>A big opportunity has been created<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Tackle + Intercept per game<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Success rate for ground dueling<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>57%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>57%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Success rate for air duel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>56%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>48%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics via Sofascore<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>As you can see in the table above, both Raskin and Diomande provided defensively and offensively quality in the midst of the Ranger, providing threats at the top edge of the pitch while tackling and intercepting regularly.<\/p>\n<p>This is why Martin will lose either or both of them, as it has been proven that he is a proven performer who contributes on both ends of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps with their future in mind, Rangers are reportedly watching a move in which another midfielder comes in and strengthens their options in that position.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rangers-lodge-enquiry-for-teen-talent\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rangers_Lodge_Teen_Talent_Inquiries\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Rangers Lodge Teen Talent Inquiries <\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to Cukaricki Sporting Director Vladimir Matija\u0161evi\u0107, the Rangers are one of the clubs interested in signing teenage midfielder Andrej Bacanin this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the club&#8217;s official website, he said: &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of interest in the young players. For now, the spotlight is on Andrezivachanin&#8217;s transfer. His performance last season on both our team and on the youth level Serbian national side has attracted attention from many clubs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had inquiries from Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers. Clubs like Ajax and Udinese are also interested. That could bring more options out, but we expect the transfer to be completed within the next 10 days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is just as close to a confirmation of genuine interest as you can move on to &#8220;rumors&#8221; as you confirm that the sports director himself has asked about a possible deal for the 18-year-old star.<\/p>\n<p>With the Rangers appearing to pursue the movements of the Serbian youth, Martin was able to get a version of Glenn Kamara next season.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-bacanin-could-be-the-next-kamara-for-rangers\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_Bakanin_likely_to_become_the_next_Kamara_for_Rangers\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why is Bakanin likely to become the next Kamara for Rangers?<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 18-year-old talent may not be the ideal signature to trade Raskin or Diomande in the short term due to his age and lack of experience, but he may be a great signature for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Cukaricki Maestro is also a different type of central midfielder than both stars. He is a player who sets the tempo that he likes to break up plays and decides his passing abilities and matches. Meanwhile, as mentioned earlier, Diomande and Ruskin thrive more as box-to-box players of all actions that can influence defensively and offensively.<\/p>\n<p>Serbian football scouts, a professional scout for MLS Side Colorado Rapids, have spoken about both his theatrical style and potential, as Bakanin is a &#8220;true midfield controller&#8221; and one of the &#8220;most interesting young midfield talents&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Serbian U19 International made its first team breakthrough in its 2024\/25 campaign, catching eye with a promising display in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>statistics<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Bakanin (24\/25 Super League)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Kamala (20\/21 Premiership)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>exterior<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Tackle + Intercept per game<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2.7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>The duel won every game<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>4.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Accurate long passes for each game<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Accuracy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>80%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>91%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics via Sofascore<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>As you can see in the table above, there are many similarities when it comes to winning the Kamala title from the 2020\/21 Premiership, compared to Serbian Bakanin&#8217;s groundbreaking season.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 18, the Serb youth, as shown by the accuracy of the pass, is far from the completed article, but likes to see the teenage talent sitting at the roots of the midfield to disperse the attack, resembling Kamala as he sprays long passes.<\/p>\n<p>As the Colorado Rapids Scouts said, Bakanin is a controller in the middle of the park and could potentially develop into a former Rangers star in Martin&#8217;s own version, who is currently playing for Rennes in League One.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s probably not the perfect alternative to Diomande or Ruskin, but the 18-year-old starlet seems worth signing up as a young talent with the potential to become a Kamala-esque star in the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"3bc6-4355-a65073894f6f\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"As_essential_as_nsiala_the_team_is_very_interested_in_the_ranger_flop\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tAs essential as nsiala: the team is very interested in the ranger flop<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">There&#8217;s a team watching the Rangers&#8217; Clinton Nuciara this summer with this flop and Clinton Nuciara. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Glasgow Rangers are scheduled to play for Ibrox in the first leg of the second round Champions League qualifiers on Tuesday night. This was Russell Martin, the Scottish Premiership Giants who arrived this summer, and he hopes for a positive outcome as he returns to Greece next week. Both Mohamed Diomande and Nicolas Raskin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40,3244,974,1026,43,366],"class_list":{"0":"post-15410","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-inquiries","10":"tag-intriguing","11":"tag-rangers","12":"tag-sign","13":"tag-stars"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}