Glasgow Rangers have introduced in Stig Inge Bjornebye as a soccer guide and advisor forward of the January switch window to help Danny Rolle and the homeowners.
Sky Sports activities reported that the previous Liverpool participant will assist the membership over the following six months, however that the ultimate determination on any switch will relaxation with chairman Andrew Kavenagh and vice-chairman Parag Malate.
They’ve clearly discovered loads from what went flawed in the summertime switch window, as they’ve determined to take away sporting director Kevin Thelwell and CEO Patrick Stewart from their respective roles.
With these classes in thoughts, they should look to previous eras at Ibrox for what to not do within the January switch window, with Aaron Ramsey standing out as an amazing instance.
Why Aaron Ramsey was an enormous failure for the Rangers
The Wales worldwide arrived on mortgage from Juventus in January 2022 below coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst, a transfer seen on the time as a significant coup.
As proven within the clip above, supporters and media had been ready outdoors Ibrox to catch a glimpse of him even earlier than his switch was formally introduced by both membership.
Ramsey made 369 appearances for Arsenal and 70 for Juventus (Transfermarkt) and arrived at Ibrox with excessive expectations, however he by no means lived as much as these expectations.
For all of the technical means the Welshman clearly possessed, it simply did not work out at Ibrox. In line with Transfermarkt, he performed in 13 video games and recorded two targets and two assists, however there’s one second that may keep in his reminiscence without end.
Ramsey was the one participant to overlook a penalty within the 5-4 penalty shoot-out defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt within the 2022 Europa League closing, and was additionally a substitute within the SFA Cup closing win over Hearts on the time, making it his final kick for the membership.
Rangers star at risk of turning into the brand new Aaron Ramsey
Nicholas Raskin is presently at risk of turning into the brand new Aaron Ramsey at Ibrox after failing to reside as much as expectations together with his performances.
In line with Sofascore, the Belgian worldwide has scored 5 targets and supplied 11 assists in all competitions within the 2024-25 season, and his spectacular type has attracted curiosity from different nations.
Wolves, Aston Villa and Leeds United had been all reported to have an interest within the central midfielder, who was linked with a £25m transfer, however he ended up staying in Glasgow.
Simply as Ramsey’s time at Arsenal and Juventus led to excessive expectations for his function at Rangers, Raskin’s performances for the Gers final season meant expectations had been excessive heading into the 2025/26 season.
Sadly, he has not been capable of reside as much as them to this point and Björnevaj ought to purpose to help Malate and Cavana to relentlessly recruit the central midfielder.
After Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Hearts, Scottish author Michael McEwan described Ruskin as a “full fantasy” and mentioned he had been “bullied” in the course of the park. Gers journalist Jonny McFarlane additionally mentioned that the midfielder was “actually poor” and that Cammy Devlin was “dominating” him.
His all-round performances on this season’s Scottish Premiership assist the view that he has regressed and been “poor” in comparison with the 2024/25 season.
Ruskin (Prime Minister) | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|
Look | 33 | 15 |
the purpose | 4 | 1 |
help | 10 | 3 |
dribbling success charge | 68% | 48% |
Tackles + Interceptions per recreation | 3.4 | 2.6 |
Duels gained per match | 6.6 | 6.2 |
Possessions misplaced per recreation | 10.3 | 11.7 |
Variety of fouls per recreation | 1.5 | 1.7 |
Statistics by Sofascore | ||
As you’ll be able to see from the desk above, Ruskin for the Ibrox Giants within the Premiership this season has been worse in possession within the heart of the park and worse out of possession.
The Belgian midfielder’s spectacular efficiency final season has seen him droop below the load of expectations, just like Ramsey’s failure to reside as much as expectations upon his high-profile arrival in 2022.
Nevertheless, in contrast to Ramsey, Raskin will not be a mortgage participant, with Spurs rumored to be taken with him earlier this month, suggesting they’ve an opportunity to signal him subsequent month.
That is why Bjornebaj has to revenue from his midfield errors. If he continues to regress on the pitch, his worth might drop because the membership realizes his efficiency stage has declined, making January the proper time to promote him.
Ibrox failed as a lot as Butland confirmed Rangers the place they should spend
This Glasgow Rangers failure has made it clear the place the membership might want to spend their cash in January.
