Rangers struck gold for a star worth millions more than Chukwuani

The January transfer window has been open for over a week and Glasgow Rangers I’m finally ready to add Danny Rohlthe team in the coming days.

Glasgow Times reports that the Light Blues agreed a £3m deal with Westerlo to sign left-back Tuur Rommens and a £4m fee with Sturm Graz for central midfielder Tochi Chukwuani.

The report claims the Danish midfielder is expected to be signed in time for the league clash against Aberdeen. Scottish Premiership Sunday, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Dons.

Where Chukwuani ranks among Rangers’ most expensive midfielders of all time

Mikel Arteta’s £6m transfer to Barcelona Rangers in 2002 remains the most expensive central midfield signing made by the club, and Chukwuani’s £4 million move will not change that.

The Sturm Graz star will not advance either Barry Ferguson’s £4.5m transfer of Blackburn in 2005, or Mohamed Diomandé’s £4.3m move of Nordsjaelland in 2024.

It also means he won’t be the team’s most expensive midfielder, as Diomande will retain that crown, two years after his £4.3 million move to Ibrox.

It does, however, mean that Chukwuani is set to become the fourth most expensive midfielder in the club’s history when his £4 million move from Sturm Graz is confirmed, putting some pressure on him to make an immediate impact at Ibrox in the coming weeks and months.

While the Danish star is the fourth most expensive central midfielder in the club’s history, there is currently one Rangers midfielder who could be sold for millions more than the £4m Chukwuani is expected to arrive for.

The Rangers star worth millions more than Chukwuani

Rangers star Nicolas Raskin may not have been signed for a huge fee, having joined for £1.7m of Standard Liège, but his performances in Scotland caused his market value to skyrocket.

It was recently reported that Besiktas are interested in a deal to sign the Belgium international, who is believed to be valued at around £13 million by the Scottish Premiership giants.

Raskin has scored nine goals and provided 20 assists in 128 appearances for the Gers since his move to Ibrox in 2023, according to Transfermarkt, and still remains a key player to this day.

The Belgian star has been a regular starter under Danny Rohl, starting 17 of his 19 Premiership appearances this season, and his value on Transfermarkt is currently the highest it has ever been.

As you can see from the table above, the 24-year-old central midfielder is currently valued at £10.4m by Transfermarkt, which is just below the club’s reported £13m valuation.

Whether you take the reported valuation or that of Transfermarkt, the Belgian talent is currently worth significantly more than Chukwuani, and at least £8m more than the fee Rangers paid for him three years ago.

Raskin, who was once hailed as “sensational” by his former teammate Scott Arfield, has a goal and an assist in the last two Premiership appearances, with a goal against Aberdeen and an assist against Celtic.

His value could therefore continue to skyrocket if he manages to extend this goal streak in the coming weeks, since he had only produced one goal and three assists in the previous 17 outings.

Whether his value increases or stays the same, it’s fair to say the Rangers hit the jackpot with Raskin because he’s worth way more than they originally signed him for.

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It will now be interesting to see whether or not clubs, such as Besiktas, decide to put in an offer for Raskin before the end of the January transfer window.