Rangers' new signing Nicolas Raskin has lavished praise on Ibrox boss Michael Beale.

The Belgian has penned a long-term deal with the Scottish Cup holders and is the Englishman's second signing as manager.

Raskin, who previously played for Standard Liege in his homeland, has detailed how Beale convinced him to join the Light Blues.

Speaking to Rangers TV, he said: "We spoke about my position in the squad. The manager convinced me to come because I had a few other offers, but it was good how the manager spoke to me. I wanted to come directly after he spoke to me.

"I wanted to come here because I feel that the manager can improve me. It’s a big club so you can always improve a lot.

“I needed to move from Belgium to grow. It’s good for me because my team in Belgium, we are very famous and the fans are good. I love to play with the pressure and the standards are high, which is what I need to improve myself.

“In my young career, I have played once in the Europa League. It was crazy, and I remember we played against Rangers. I was sad because it was COVID-19 and when we came here there weren’t any fans in the stadium."

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Raskin has featured 18 times for Standard Liege this season, scoring once and providing four assists.

The 21-year-old also provided an insight into his hopes for his time at Ibrox and detailed his European ambitions.

"I know how European games go and you have to play every three days," he continued.

"I’m looking forward to something new because I want to play in the Champions League. I’ve only played in the Europa League for one year, and I now want to play in Europe every season and fight for trophies every year. That’s why I came here.

“I feel really excited about being here. I feel very proud also to join this big club and I look forward to playing at Ibrox."

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