I faced Thelo Aasgaard - here's what he'll bring to Rangers
"He was at Wigan with Shaun [Maloney]," recalled Adam, speaking on behalf of Free Bets.
"He's a good player. I think he just broke into the Norwegian national team as well.
"We beat him that day, but yeah, he's a good player technically. I've seen him a few times, actually playing.
"Luton getting relegated back to League One would financially have hurt them. So they've obviously sold him, and he's a talent.
"He's a good age as well. He's a technical player who will be able to open passes and goals and assists as well.
"It'll be interesting to see how he does at the top end of the pitch for Rangers as well."
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Aasgaard is a doubt to feature for [[Rangers]] in the first leg of the Champions League second qualifying round against Panathinaikos - but Adam reckons he can provide a spark under Russell Martin this season.
"It depends on what you call a maverick," Adam responded to a poser on Aasgaard's playstyle.
"What I will say is he's, he's hard working as well. He's a creative player, and Rangers will need that a lot this year because there will be a lot of teams where the low block and it's 4-5-1 might even be for 5-4-1 at times.
"So they'll need that little bit of magic. Aasgaard, Lyle, Cameron, players like that will be able to open the door for you, for you as well to make things happen.
"So yeah, good, good players that they need, but again, they have to hit the ground running quickly, and they need to win football matches."
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