STAY PUT AT RANGERS AND SHINE, NICO

THOMAS BUFFEL has urged countryman Nico Raskin to ignore the transfer noise and focus on another standout season for Rangers.

- BY FRASER WILSON

Buffel coached Raskin in the Belgium Under-21s and watched as he burst onto the full international stage earlier this year on the back of standout performances in light blue.

But new Gers boss Russell Martin left the midfielder out of the starting lineup for the recent win over Viktoria Plzn and draw with Dundee, claiming the 24-year-old’s head had been turned by transfer speculation.

Rangers have received no official offers for Raskin, who has three years left on his contract, but Martin admitted to “uncertainty” over his future, adding: “Not from people ringing us but I think from people ringing him, definitely.”

Wolves are understood to have been tracking his progress while city rivals Aston Villa and La Liga big guns Real Betis have also been linked.